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In The Second Self, originally published in 1984, Turkle writes about how computers are not tools as much as they are a part of our social and psychological lives.

“‘ Technology ,’ she writes, ‘ catalyzes changes not only in what we do but in how we think .’” She goes on using Jean Piaget's psychology discourse to discuss how children learn about computers and how this affects their minds.

The Second Self was received well by critics and was praised for being “ a very thorough and ambitious study .”