Lifespan Development Review

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(More customer reviews)I have taught (and taken) courses in Child Development and Lifespan Development with numerous textbooks, and this was definitely my favorite. The text is exceptionally thorough and includes a balance of theory and application. Relevant research is discussed throughout, in a way that is interesting and engaging and emphasizes the importance of scientific rigor in studying development. Most of all I appreciate the personal, direct voice of the text, as if I am listening to the author talk. Some other texts actually make reading about lifespan development boring (hard to do but can be done!) This one very effectively illuminates how fascinating it can be. My only criticism might be that I found it very difficult to cover the entire text in a one semester class, precisely because it is so rich in information.

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Succeeding with Technology (Sam 2010 Compatible Products) Review

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(More customer reviews)My roommate used this book in her class and asked if I wanted it when I take the class. I looked it over and I am sure it's fine for some, but if you managed to turn your computer on, find the Internet, find amazon, and search for these reviews, then you no longer need this book. I wasn't impressed that the author rated his own book, but at least he gave it 5 stars. I would hate to think of an author giving less than that to his own book.

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SUCCEEDING WITH TECHNOLOGY - FOURTH EDITION teaches you how to apply technology to practical situations that you'll encounter in your academic and professional lives.Focusing on current trends that impact the way we live, Succeeding with Technology provides just the right amount of foundational concepts to provide a thorough understanding.

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New Tech, New Ties: How Mobile Communication Is Reshaping Social Cohesion Review

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(More customer reviews)This work is honestly not for the non-academic. Rich Ling takes up an interesting question: can mediated interactions - ones that take place through some form of technology rather than face to face - have the same outcomes that we would expect from interaction ritual theory?
To begin with, one needs to understand the context of that question and what his claim - that interactions through phones (particularly cellphones) meet the criteria of interaction ritual - and know that he is engaging Randall Collins (and by extension Erving Goffman and Emile Durkheim's work on interactions) theory about what makes up a "successful interaction".
By analyzing cellphone conversations (admittedly, his methodology is a little spotty, but not to an extent that undermines his findings) Ling is able to point to how phone conversations still involved the entrainment of the participants and an emotional engagement usually thought to be the product of embodied interaction. At the very least, Ling's book points toward further research questions on how different forms of technology and media affect our social interactions and what that means for emerging social life.
i recommend this for those interested in social theory, media, and technology. i DO NOT recommend this to the casual reader unless you are looking for something completely different.

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How cell phones and mobile communication may in many cases strengthensocial cohesion.

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