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The Terminal Self : Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times

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Gottschalk, Simon, 1959- [VerfasserIn]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Reihen: Interactionist CurrentsVerlag: London : Taylor and Francis, 2016Auflage: First editionBeschreibung: 1 Online-RessourceSchlagwörter:

Andere physische Formen: 147243708X | 9781472437082 | 1315555018. | 9781315555010. | 9781317022350 | 9781317022343 | 9781317022367 | Erscheint auch als: 9781317022367 Druck-AusgabeDDC-Klassifikation:

303.48/34

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QA76.9.C66

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Zusammenfassung: "Living at the dawn of a digital twenty-first century, people living in Western societies spend an increasing amount of time interacting with a terminal and interacting with others at the terminal. Because the self emerges out of interaction with others (humans and non-humans), this increasingly pervasive and mandatory interaction with terminals prompts a 'terminal self'--a nexus of social and psychological orientations that are adjusted to the terminal logic. In order to trace the terminal self's profile, the book examines how five unique 'default settings' of the terminal incite particular adjustments in users that transform their perceptions of reality, their experiences of self, and their relations with others. Combining traditional interactionist theory, Goffman's dramaturgy, and the French hypermodern approach, using examples from everyday life and popular culture, the book examines these adjustments, their manifestations, consequences, and resonance with broader trends of a hypermodern society organized by the 'digital apparatus.' Suggesting that these adjustments infantilize users, the author proposes strategies to confront three interrelated risks faced by the terminal self and society. These risks pertain to users' subjectivity and need for recognition, to their declining abilities in face-to-face interactions, and to their dwindling abilities to retain control over terminal technologies.An accessibly written examination of the transformation of the self in the digital age, The Terminal Self will appeal to scholars of sociology, social psychology, and cultural studies with interests in digital cultures, new technologies, social interaction, and conceptions of identity."--Provided by publisherPPN: PPN: 1018813926Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK

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