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The MulTipliciTies of inTerneT AddicTion This book is dedicated to my only sibling Scott Warwick Johnson (7 September 1978 – 28 December 2007) who lived his life to the fullest and was not addicted to anything. The Multiplicities of internet Addiction The Misrecognition of leisure and learning nicolA f. Johnson University of Wollongong, Australia © nicola f. Johnson 2009 All rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. nicola f. Johnson has asserted her right under the copyright, designs and patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. published by Ashgate publishing limited Ashgate publishing company Wey court east suite 420 union road 101 cherry street farnham Burlington surrey, Gu9 7pT VT 05401-4405 england usA www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Johnson, nicola f. The multiplicities of internet addiction : the misrecognition of leisure and learning 1. internet - social aspects 2. internet addiction i. Title 303.4'833 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Johnson, nicola f., 1976- The multiplicities of internet addiction : the misrecognition of leisure and learning / by nicola f. Johnson. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7546-7496-2 (alk. paper) 1. internet addiction. i. Title. rc569.5.i54J64 2008 362.196'8584--dc22 2008035557 isBn 978 0 7546 7496 2 contents List of Tables vii Acknowledgements ix introduction: Addiction: it Got Your Attention 1 1 internet Addiction: contrasting Viewpoints 9 2 When do We say ‘Too Much’?: Being cautious About ‘over-use’ and Virtual reality 27 3 Technological development and childhood play: The changing nature of everyday leisure 39 4 Bourdieu’s Theory of practice 53 5 introducing some Teenage Technological experts: digital insiders 65 6 The Blur Between leisure, learning and expertise 77 7 internet Addiction in the lives of Teenagers 89 8 new forms of privilege 101 9 Misrecognition of the practice of leisure 113 conclusion: reframing our Gaze on internet Addiction 123 References 133 Index 153 This page has been left blank intentionally list of figures and Tables Figures 1.1 continuum of dispositions 19 10.1 cycle of addiction 128 Tables 4.1 States of cultural capital (Bourdieu 1986) 61 5.1 introducing the participants 70 This page has been left blank intentionally Acknowledgements i am greatly indebted to Kylie sanders who out of the goodness of her heart, read each chapter for me and was very encouraging of my efforts. Many thanks to Professor Chris Bigum and Professor Tara Brabazon who have provided wonderful support during the nascent stages of my academic career. Thank you to my supervisors Dr Leonie Rowan and Dr Julianne Lynch and my thesis examiners who provided critical feedback on earlier versions of some of this work. Thanks goes to the Faculty of Education staff at the University of Wollongong who have proved to be very supportive in various ways as I seek to establish my career. Thank you to Lesley Knapp for the desktop publishing of the figures within this text. Many thanks goes to Russell Walton for his outstanding proofreading work. Thank you to my parents Warwick and Suzanne Johnson for their support and their belief in me. Thank you to my husband David Macdonald who is my counsellor, lover, best friend and critic all in one.
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