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1) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
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English
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"From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health -- and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social...
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Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It's easy and reflexive to view our online presence as fake, to see the internet as a space we enter when we aren't living our real, offline lives. Yet so much of who we are and what we do now happens online, making it hard to know which parts of our lives are real. IRL, Chris Stedman's personal and searing exploration of authenticity in the digital age, shines a light on how age-old notions of realness--who we are and where we fit in the world--can...
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TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"The definitive book on helping kids navigate growing up in a world where nearly every moment of their lives can be shared and compared With social media and constant connection, the boundaries of privacy are stretched thin. Growing Up in Public shows parents how to help tweens and teens navigate boundaries, identity, privacy, and reputation in their digital world. We can track our kids' every move with apps, see their grades within minutes of being...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks preyed on psychological frailties to create the algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme opinions and, increasingly, extreme actions. The companies' founding tenets, combined with a blinkered focus on maximizing engagement, have led to a destabilized world for everyone. -- adapted from jacket
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Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The Opt-Out Family unveils compelling research and startling insights from Erin Loechner's experiences as a social media trailblazer and former influencer, as well as practical and creative ways to transform your family's relationship with today's ever-evolving technology"--
"Discover a new and hopeful path forward as you consider your family's approach to social media, screen time, and technology.We've all heard the mind-boggling statistics about...
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Publisher
Chronicle Prism
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Do you feel guilty about the hours you spend on social media every week? Have you ever felt down after scrolling through an instastar's feed as they appear to be living a far more amazing life than the rest of us? What if a doctor could tell you how to keep both your social media and your sanity? No more deleting all your online social accounts or digital abstinence, in this much needed reprieve amongst a society focused on the negative effects of...
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Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Presents a teen-level view of stresses and joys behind digital screens, including peer relationships, conflict, digital footprints, and civic life"--
"What are teens actually doing on their smartphones? Contrary to many adults' assumptions, they are not simply "addicted" to their screens, oblivious to the afterlife of what they post, or missing out on personal connection. They are just trying to navigate a networked world. In Behind Their Screens,...
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Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Things are going well for Jane Murphy, or so it seems. She's making it in New York, a sort of wunderkind at the social media marketing startup where she works. She's put an experimental writer, Jeremy Miller, on the map by helping him concoct a viral internet novel, told in fragments through various fake social media accounts. But privately, Jane feels trapped, ruled by her routines and her compulsions with food and social media, caught up in an...
12) Outrage machine: how tech amplifies discontent, disrupts democracy -- and what we can do about it
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Publisher
Legacy Lit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Over the last two decades, there has been an inescapable rise of anger and aggression across our planet. Hate speech has become increasingly prevalent online, Western governments are turning towards authoritarianism and populism, and extremist groups are rising across both the left and the right ends of the political spectrum. Every day, it seems, we're hearing more angry voices and fearful opinions, we're seeing more threats and frightening news,...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the provocative and influential Glow Kids: Revolutionary research that reveals technology's damaging effect on mental illness and suicide rates--and offers a way out. Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is at the forefront of researchers sounding the alarm about the impact of excessive technology on younger brains. In Glow Kids, he described what screen time does to children, calling it "digital heroin". Now, in Digital Madness, Dr. Kardaras...
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Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This frank and humorous guide helps teens learn how to lead a safe and healthy digital life, join the resistance, and protect themselves from Big Tech's attempted takeover of their brain, body, emotions, privacy, and future"--
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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Ashesh Mukherjee uses the latest research in consumer psychology to highlight five hidden costs of living online: too many temptations, too much information, too much customization, too many comparisons, and too little privacy. The book provides actionable solutions to minimize these costs. This book provides a new perspective on the dark side of the internet, and gives readers the tools to become a smart user of the internet. Residence: Montreal,...
16) Over the influence: why social media is toxic for women and girls -- and how we can take it back
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Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In Over the Influence, communication professor and CNN Opinion contributor Kara Alaimo reveals how social media is affecting every aspect of the lives of women and girls--from our relationships and our parenting to our physical and mental well-being. Over the Influence is a book about what it means to live in the world social media has wrought--whether you're constantly connected or have deleted your accounts forever. Alaimo shows why you're likely...
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English
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"When her business partner is accused of serious financial crimes, superstar influencer Cat Cranwell -- an engineered marvel of beauty, energy, and fun -- falls from her penthouse perch. Desperate to get away from the online trolls and paparazzi documenting her disgrace, Cat accepts her uncle's offer to work with him in Kannery National Park, Montana. About as far as possible from life as she's known it. Cat's world shifts from the swirling haze of...
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