Smartphone Paradox : Our Ruinous Dependency in the Device Age, Hardcover by R...

Smartphone Paradox : Our Ruinous Dependency in the Device Age, Hardcover by Reid, Alan J., ISBN 3319943189, ISBN-13 9783319943183, Brand New, Free shipping in the US<p><i>The Smartphone Paradox</i> is a critical examination of our everyday mobile technologies and the effects that they have on our thoughts and behaviors. Alan J. Reid presents a comprehensive view of smartphones: the research behind the uses and gratifications of smartphones, the obstacles they present, the opportunities they afford, and how everyone can achieve a healthy, technological balance. It includes interviews with smartphone users from a variety of backgrounds, and translates scholarly research into a conversational tone, making it easy to understand a synthesis of key findings and conclusions from a heavily-researched domain. All in all, through the lens of smartphone dependency, th makes the argument for mindfulness in a device age that threatens our privacy, sociability, attention, and cognitive abilities.</p>