The Psychodynamics of Social Networking

Connected-up Instantaneous Culture and the Self
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-78049-092-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 335 g

Reihe: The Psychoanalysis and Popular Culture Series

Over the past decade, the very nature of the way we relate to each other has been utterly transformed by online social networking and the mobile technologies that enable unfettered access to it. Our very selves have been extended into the digital world in ways previously unimagined, offering us instantaneous relating to others over a variety of platforms like Facebook and Twitter. In The Psychodynamics of Social Networking, the author draws on his experience as a psychotherapist and cultural theorist to interrogate the unconscious motivations behind our online social networking use, powerfully arguing that social media is not just a technology but is essentially human and deeply meaningful.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Balick, Aaron

Balick, Dr. Aaron

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Medienpsychologie, Kommunikationspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editors' Preface, Introduction: putting it into context, Psychodynamics, On searching and being sought 15, The matrix, Who's afraid of being an object?, Being in the mind of the other, Identities are not virtual, Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Aaron Balick