Rhoda Okunev

The Psychology of Evolving Technology: How Social Media, Influencer Culture and New Technologies are Altering Society Rhoda Okunev 1st edition

Technological advances introduced by a few mammoth companies have spread into the comforts of almost every home in the world. The possession of computers, smart-devices, and social media usages have now become an acceptable part of our world's culture and structure. This book considers how technology is evolving, changing our lifestyles, and psychologically altering individuals and the fabric of society.

There's now an entire generation that has been using technology through the most delicate mental and social developmental time in their lives. This book will present a framework on how to look at the socio-motor, intellectual and psychosocial developmental stages and the CDC's age-appropriate milestones of our children. It also provides insight into how these cues have adapted and sometimes disrupted children's young and vulnerable life stages.

You'll gain a perspective of the positive and negative aspects of computer learning, smart devices, particularly smart-phone usages and social media practices. The controversial Like button, and other innovations such as news-feed, socio-graph, and social influencers impact will be discussed in the light of these theorists. In short, The Psychology of Evolving Technology looks at how tech innovations have changed our society through its many luxuries and conveniences and how it has altered our psyche, privileges, and moral outlook of society.

What You'll LearnDetermine what adjustments should be made to regulate new innovations to allow them to succeed and to not have a detrimental effect to on societySee how development stages in a child now interact with technologyReview how social media and influencer culture are changing the way we see ourselves in societyWho This Book Is ForAll readers curious about the effect of technology on individuals, growing children, and the fabric of society