![]() ![]() How has social networking through technology changed society the most? The Monitor spoke to Turkle about her research and what it means for the Facebook generation. Turkle maintains that people who choose to devote large portions of their time to connecting online are more isolated than ever in their non-virtual lives, leading to emotional disconnection, mental fatigue and anxiety. The book is based on meta-analyses of individual and family studies and her own interviews with 300 children and 150 adults. ![]() Turkle’s new book, “Alone Together” (Basic Books, 2011), explores the ways online social networks and texting culture are changing how people relate to society, their parents and friends. This is not only changing the way we interact online, it’s straining our personal relationships, as well. But they’re also more lonely and distant from one another in their unplugged lives, says Massachusetts Institute of Technology social psychologist Sherry Turkle, PhD. People today are more connected to one another than ever before in human history, thanks to Internet-based social networking sites and text messaging. ![]()
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