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Author Jackson, Maggie, 1960-

Title Distracted : the erosion of attention and the coming Dark Age / Maggie Jackson ; foreword by Bill McKibben.

Publication Info. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.0973 JACKSON    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.0973 J136    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  306.0973 JACKSON    Check Shelf
Description 327 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-309) and index.
Contents Lengthening shadows : exploring our landscape of distraction. Wired love © 1880 : tracing the roots of an attention-deficient culture ; Focus : e-mailing the dead and other forays into virtual living ; Judgment : of Molly's gaze and Taylor's watch : why more is less in a split-screen world ; Awareness : portable clocks and little black boxes : the sticking point of mobility -- Deepening twilight : pursuing the narrowing path. Focus : invisible tethers : the delicate art of surveillance-based love ; Judgment : book and word on the "edge of chaos" ; Awareness : the post-human age : a battle for our attention -- Dark times--or renaissance of attention? McThinking and the future of the past ; The gift of attention : a renaissance at hand.
Summary Distracted offers the cutting-edge solutions we need to cure--not just live with--an epidemic of inattention. How did we get to the point where we keep one eye on our Blackberry and one eye on our spouse--in bed? At a time when we can contact millions of people worldwide, why is it hard to schedule a simple family supper? Most importantly, what can we do about it?
Subject United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
Distraction (Psychology) -- United States.
Attention -- Social aspects -- United States.
Technology -- Social aspects -- United States.
United States -- Civilization -- 21st century -- Forecasting.
Social change -- United States.
Social psychology -- United States.
ISBN 9781591026235
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