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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Maggie, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Forecasting.

Attention.

Social aspects.

Distraction (Psychology).

United States--Civilization--1970-.

United States.

United States--Social conditions--1980-2020.

Social conditions.

United States--Social life and customs--1971-.

Manners and customs.

Distraction (Psychology)--United States.

Attention--Social aspects--United States.

Technology--Social aspects--United States.

Technology.

Technology--Social aspects.

United States--Civilization--21st century--Forecasting.

Social change--United States.

Social change.

Social psychology--United States.

Social psychology.

Physical Description:

327 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.

Contents:

Part I Lengthening Shadows: Exploring Our Landscape of Distraction

Chapter 1 Wired Love 1880-Tracing the Roots of an Attention-Deficient Culture 29

Chapter 2 Focus-E-mailing the Dead and Other Forays into Virtual Living 45

Chapter 3 Judgment-Of Molly's Gaze and Taylor's Watch: Why More Is Less in a Split-Screen World 71

Chapter 4 Awareness-Portable Clocks and Little Black Boxes: The Sticking Point of Mobility 97

Part II Deepening Twilight: Pursuing the Narrowing Path

Chapter 5 Focus-Invisible Tethers: The Delicate Art of Surveillance-Based Love 127

Chapter 6 Judgment-Book and Word on the "Edge of Chaos" 153

Chapter 7 Awareness-The Post-Human Age: A Battle for Our Attention 183

Part III Dark Times ... Or Renaissance of Attention?

Chapter 8 McThinking and the Future of the Past 213

Chapter 9 The Gift of Attention-A Renaissance at Hand 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-309) and index.

ISBN:

9781591026235

1591026237

OCLC:

179808078