The App Generation

This is youth psychology framed with the fad de jour of Mobile Apps. I found all references to Apps, like SnapChat, Instagram and Facebook, as clumsy and shoehorned in to the narrative to be congruent with the title. Largely, I found nothing new or interesting out of this; young people use social me......more

A really good coverage of the impact of Apps on the generations. I am not entirely comfortable with the assertion that apps can be a trap, that can be applied to a lot of things. Still it gives both the advantages and disadvantages, though it does seem to make some moral judgements even if disguised......more

In the Introduction of The App Generation, Howard Gardner and Katie Davis contend that, due to the “availability, proliferation, and power of apps”, the collective consciousness of today’s youth is distinctly different from any past or present generation’s perspective. (14) Specifically, digital te......more

I had high expectations for this book since one of the authors (Howard Gardner) is a distinguished psychologist. Unfortunately the book is very disappointing, biting off more than it managed to chew. At the heart of the book is the question of whether and how apps impact key psychological aspects de......more

Recomendando al 100%. Es un libro derivado de un estudio serio enfocado, principalmente, en entrevistas, grupos focales, categorización de productos artísticos y perspectivas de 3 generaciones (Howard, Katie y la hermana menor de Katie, Molly. Particularmente me gustó la aproximación que se realiza p......more