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The term is used in sociology to examine individuals' interactions with society and is contrasted with technophobia. On a psychodynamic level, technophilia generates the expression of its opposite, technophobia. [4] Technophilia and technophobia are the two extremes of the relationship between technology and society. The technophile regards ...
Forms of technology addiction have been considered as diagnoses since the mid 1990s. [3] In current research on the adverse consequences of technology overuse, "mobile phone overuse" has been proposed as a subset of forms of "digital addiction" or "digital dependence", reflecting increasing trends of compulsive behavior among users of technological devices. [4]
People become addicted or dependent on the Internet through excessive computer use that interferes with daily life. Kimberly S. Young [27] links internet addiction disorder with existing mental health issues, most commonly depression. Young states that the disorder has significant effects socially, psychologically and occupationally.
Although many groups in society are affected by a lack of access to computers or the Internet, communities of color are specifically observed to be negatively affected by the digital divide. [71] Pew research shows that as of 2021, home broadband rates are 81% for White households, 71% for Black households and 65% for Hispanic households. [ 72 ]
A digital detox is a period of time when a person voluntarily refrains from using digital devices such as smartphones, computers, and social media platforms. [1] [2] It encourages awareness of technology use and is aimed at mitigating digital dependency and promoting offline engagement.
Technostress has been defined as the negative psychological relationship between people and the introduction of new technologies. Where ergonomics is the study of how humans physically react to and fit into machines in their environment, technostress is a result of altered behaviors brought about by the use of modern technologies at office and home environments.
At his last post-FOMC press conference, two days after the election, he said, “The election will have no effects on our policy decisions.” And “We don’t comment on fiscal policy.”
Cyber-dystopian principles focus on the individual losing control, becoming dependent and being unable to stop change. Nancy Baym shows a cyber-dystopia negatively effect of a cyber-dystopia in social interactions as it says new media will take people away from their intimate relationships, as they substitute mediated relationships or even ...