The Psychology of Evolving Technology: How Social Media, Influencer Culture and New Technologies are Altering Society - Softcover

Okunev, Rhoda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484286855 ISBN 13: 9781484286852

Publisher: Apress, 2022

Synopsis

Technological innovations have advanced at an incredible speed since the introduction of the computer that it has altered the fabric of our society.  The possession of computers, smart-devices, along with social media, texting and video games, is now an intimate part of the structure of our culture. This book is a framework to start a conversation on how technology is changing our lifestyles and transforming our world.

There is now an entire generation that has been using technology through the most delicate developmental time in their lives. This book presents how to look at the cognitive and psychosocial developmental stages and what are the age-appropriate milestones and factsheet of behaviors at different ages. It provides insight into the strength and vulnerable characteristics at each stage and the prevalence of some negative conditions in our society.

You will gain a perspective of the encouraging and challenging aspects of computer learning, smart devices, and how to start and keep the conversation going from infancy to adulthood in order to keep and maintain your virtues and ways to circumvent unfavorable consequences.

In short, The Psychology of Evolving Technology looks at how cutting-edge and revolutionary high technologies have disrupted our society through its many luxuries and conveniences and how it has altered the outlook of our values, privileges, and expectations.

You will

• Determine what adjustments should be made to regulate new innovations to allow them to succeed and to not have a detrimental effect to on society
• See how development stages in a child now interact with technology
• Review how social media and influencer culture are changing the way we see ourselves in society

Who This Book Is For

All readers curious about the effect of technology on individuals, growing children, and the fabric of society

About this title

About the Author

Rhoda Okunev has a Master’s in Mathematics from the Courant Institute at New York University, a Master’s in Statistics from Columbia University, and a Master’s in Psychology from Yeshiva University with an emphasis in Developmental Psychology.  She also has an Advanced Certification in Finance from Fordham University. Rhoda has worked in the finance world in market risk for over 10 years as a risk analyst.  Rhoda has also conducted SAS programming at Harvard University, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and Emblem Health (HIP).​

Rhoda Okunev currently teaches at the Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies in the Applied Analytics department. Rhoda also teaches at Nova Southeastern University in the Math department.  

From the Back Cover

Technological innovations have advanced at an incredible speed since the introduction of the computer that it has altered the fabric of our society.  The possession of computers, smart-devices, along with social media, texting and video games, is now an intimate part of the structure of our culture. This book is a framework to start a conversation on how technology is changing our lifestyles and transforming our world.

 

There is now an entire generation that has been using technology through the most delicate developmental time in their lives. This book presents how to look at the cognitive and psychosocial developmental stages and what are the age-appropriate milestones and factsheet of behaviors at different ages. It provides insight into the strength and vulnerable characteristics at each stage and the prevalence of some negative conditions in our society. You will gain a perspective of the encouraging and challenging aspects of computer learning,smart devices, and how to start and keep the conversation going from infancy to adulthood in order to keep and maintain your virtues and ways to circumvent unfavorable consequences.

 

In short, The Psychology of Evolving Technology looks at how cutting-edge and revolutionary high technologies have disrupted our society through its many luxuries and conveniences and how it has altered the outlook of our values, privileges, and expectations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1484286855
• ISBN 13: 9781484286852
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136