Deconstructing the New Body Politic (Reconstruction Through Re-Embodiment)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8220522 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Macdougall (0000-0002-3362-5942, Curry College, corresponding author), Robert C Macdougall (Curry College, Milton, MA, USA) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00027642251403314 |
| OpenAlex | W7128481786 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
‘Smart’ mobile communication technologies have ushered in new patterns of human-machine enmeshment that fundamentally alter the way people perceive, remember, think, communicate, act, and play. Over the past 2 decades, especially, these algorithmically enabled devices have diffused into human culture at an unprecedented pace and scale. Any so-equipped person can attest to the powerful effects such technological relation entails. However, tweens and teens today are particularly susceptible to these alterations given the largely unconscious nature of their enmeshment. The article begins with an important piece of techno-cultural history that frames the current state of affairs, then details a thematic sampling of data drawn from a multi-year ethnographic inquiry into the relationships these young people develop with their favorite machines. The article concludes with some practical suggestions, including structured interventions that can help address various cognitive and corporeal imbalances incurred through a smartphone-mediated life as the 2026 mid-terms and 2028 general election come into view for this consequential segment of the population
Body politic · Ethnography · Pace · Psychological intervention · Relation (database · State (computer science · Unconscious mind · Cultural Studies and Postmodernism · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Impact of Technology on Adolescents
How Societies Remember
The iPhone Effect
Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function
Orality and Literacy
The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model
Media grammars, generations, and media gaps
Using Face-to-face Dialogue as a Standard for Other Communication Systems
I Ought to Put Down That Phone but I Phub Nevertheless
The myths of the digital native and the multitasker
Interpassivity
The Embodied Mind
Can you connect with me now? How the presence of mobile communication technology influences face-to-face conversation quality
The Strength of Weak Ties
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |