Managing screen time in an online society

• Type: Book
• Date: 2019

Authors

Oliveira, Lídia (Editor) Other

Publisher

IGI Global

Hershey

Other information

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8163-5

Abstract (EN): The number of hours individuals spend in front of screens, such as smartphones, televisions, computers, and tablets, is enormous in today’s society because screen time plays a very important role in work contexts and an even more significant role in social interaction and cultural consumption. This almost compulsive relationship with screens is more evident in children and young people and can have a lasting impact on how a society approaches screen time. Managing Screen Time in an Online Society is a collection of innovative research on how screen time seduces the person to stay in the online interaction leaving her/him in a state of alienation from her/his face-to-face context. While highlighting the methods and applications of time management in the context of screen time, especially during leisure, social interaction, and cultural consumption, this book covers topics including media consumption, psychology, and social networks. This book is ideal for researchers, students, and professionals seeking emerging information on the relationship between online interaction and personal relationships. Topics Covered - The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: Digital Age, Ecology, High-Speed Society, Information Technology, Media Consumption, Psychology, Screen Culture, Social Networks, Sociology, Time Studies, Video Games

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 393

ISBN: 978-1-5225-8163-5

Electronic ISBN: 9781522581642

Collection: Premier reference source