Internet Addiction And Online Gaming (Cybersafety) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
The Internet is available anytime, anywhere thanks to a host of wireless communications and mobile computing devices. This accessibility makes it difficult for people with online addictions or compulsions to avoid the object of their fixation. Any excessive online activity that leads to personal, family, or community problems can be considered an Internet addiction, and compulsive behaviors can take the form of online and electronic gaming, compulsive shopping, or frequenting chat rooms and social-networking sites.Internet Addiction and Online Gaming discusses the nature of these problems, their impact on society, and how readers can watch out for emerging addiction in themselves and in others. Aside from the damage addictions can do to someone's personal life, there are also technological risks from malware, viruses, and malicious hackers. Teens will learn how to use information technology wisely and safely and how to protect themselves from these damaging behaviors.Chapters and topics include:-Attitudes, behaviors, and characteristics of online addicts -Social computing and online addictions -The personal and economic harm of online addictions -Responsible, safe use of the Internet -The role of educators, government, and parents.
Series: Cybersafety
Library Binding: 144 pages
Publisher: Chelsea House Pub (Library); 1 edition (April 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1604136960
ISBN-13: 978-1604136968
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.8 x 9.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #3,861,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #66 in Books > Teens > Hobbies & Games > Games & Activities > Computer & Video Games #74 in Books > Teens > Education & Reference > Science & Technology > Computers > Internet #4067 in Books > Teens > Social Issues
Contrary to the previous reviewer's point of view, I believe this book is valuable for all of the stated reasons within the book's Introduction. It's apparent that addiction to any medium is real and knowledge is the first step to liberation. Those that are negatively affected to any degree have a tendency to negate any reference to such addictions. We all have a risk to some addictive behavior with various products; however, behavior presented within this book exemplify new frontiers faced by today's society.This is an excellent resource to help those prone to such behaviors, and although the target audience is 6-12 graders many adults will likely find useful information within. My 13 year old daughter used this resource for a school project relating to such addictions, and found it to be very helpful.
This is a dreadful book. Even making allowances for the fact it was obviously written for the young adult market,it adopts a preachy, smug tone that insults the intelligence and makes it all but unreadable.In the first place the authors acknowledge that there really is no such thing as Internet addiction-it is not listed in the DSM as a genuine mental disorder. They then ignore this and proceed to discussparticipation in online gaming as though it were proven to be addictive.They also play fast and loose with the definition of addiction itself.They then proceed to conflate "gaming addiction" with problem gambling conducted online,conveniently ignoring any research that does not support their preset point of view.Even online browsing is described as a pathological activity.In each doubtful case the authors load the dice by beginning with a corny tearjerkerhypothetical, supposedly based on a true story, although they never do identify the true story.And of course,each detail of the sorrowful stories give the authors a soapboxfor allegations and conclusions which are simply not backed up, bibliography notwithstanding.In the end what we have here is a bad Sunday school sermon, dressed in semi-scholarly drag.No doubt it will be used as a building block for some preposterous "public policy" foundation,one of those curiously lucrative "non-profits" so beloved of meddling politicians generally.I never throw books away. But in this case I'm going to make an exception.
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