Sherry Turkle | |
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Born | [1] | June 18, 1948
Education | PhD in sociology and personality psychology BA in social studies |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | Social Studies of Science and Technology |
Notable work | The 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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Website | sherryturkle |
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]