Sherry Turkle

Sherry Turkle
Turkle in 2009
Born (1948-06-18) June 18, 1948 (age 76)[1]
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
EducationPhD in sociology and personality psychology BA in social studies
Alma materHarvard University
Known forSocial Studies of Science and Technology
Notable workThe Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit,[2] Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
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    (m. 1977; div. 1985)​
  • Ralph Willard
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    (m. 1987; div. 1998)​
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Sherry Turkle (born June 18, 1948) is an American sociologist. She is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She obtained a BA in social studies and later a PhD in sociology and personality psychology at Harvard University. She now focuses her research on psychoanalysis and human-technology interaction. She has written several books focusing on the psychology of human relationships with technology, especially in the realm of how people relate to computational objects. Her memoir 'Empathy Diaries' received excellent critical reviews.[3]

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Harry. Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology. 2009. p. 482.
  2. ^ Turkle, Sherry. MIT Profile
  3. ^ Garner, Dwight (2021-03-01). "'The Empathy Diaries' Is a Beautiful Memoir About the Life of the Mind and the Life of the Senses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-05.