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983814
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b738184
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Stivers, Richard.
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| Title & Author
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Shades of loneliness : : pathologies of a technological society /\ Richard Stivers.
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham, MD :: Rowman & Littlefield,, ©2004.
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| Series Statement
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New social formations
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1 online resource (xiii, 149 pages).
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| ISBN
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1283616262
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: 1417503599
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: 6613928712
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: 9781283616263
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: 9781417503599
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: 9786613928719
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0742530027
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0742530035
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9780742530027
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9780742530034
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Technology, character, and personality -- Technology and stress -- Cultural and psychological conflict -- Culture and the neurotic need for affection and for power -- Compulsive and impulsive disorders -- Narcissism and depression -- Paranoia and schizophrenia -- Shades of loneliness.
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| Abstract
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In this incisive and controversial book, Richard Stivers rejects genetic explanations of psychological problems, arguing instead that the very organization of technological societies is behind the pervasive experience of loneliness. In its extreme form, loneliness assumes pathological dimensions in neurosis and schizophrenia, which reflect the contradiction between power and meaninglessness that characterizes modern life. Loneliness, in its many manifestations, seems to be the price we must pay for living in a technological world. Yet nurturing family, friend, and community ties can mitigate i.
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Information society.
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Interpersonal relations.
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Loneliness.
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Personality change.
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Technological innovations-- Social aspects.
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Innovations-- Aspect social.
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Personnalité-- Changement.
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Relations humaines.
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Société informatisée.
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Solitude.
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Information society.
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Informationsgesellschaft
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Interpersonal relations.
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Isolation
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Loneliness.
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Personality change.
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Technological innovations-- Social aspects.
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Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
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Consumptiemaatschappij.
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Eenzaamheid.
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Psychosociale aspecten.
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Sociale verandering.
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Technische ontwikkeling.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.48/33
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| LC Classification
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HM851.S75 2004
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71.43bcl
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77.69bcl
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