Consequences of the Internet for Self and Society
Is Social Life Being Transformed?
Journal of Social Issues
The Internet is becoming a primary means of interpersonal
communication, and with this comes implications for many aspects of
social life. This book examines these from a variety of
perspectives: psychological well-being, interpersonal
relationships, social identity, group conflict, negotiation and
bargaining, community involvement, and the development of
democratic institutions. The authors present quantitative as well
as qualitative methodological approaches, along with analyses
reflecting the complexities of the 'Human-Internet
interaction'.
* Examines the implications of the internet as the primary means
of personal communication
* Pulls together current research by well established researchers
on the social consequences of the Internet, from a variety of
levels of analysis, producing a holographic, 3-D look at the
Internet's impact on psychological functioning of the individual as
well as on the social fabric
* Perspectives of this examination include: psychological
well-being, interpersonal relationships, social identity, group
conflict, negotiation and bargaining,
community involvement, and the development of democratic
institutions
Part II: The Internet and the Individual.
Part III: The Internet and the Organization.
Part IV: The Internet and Government.
Part V: Methodological Techniques and Issues.
Part VI: Concluding Perspective.
Professor in the Department of Psychology, New York University. She
received her B.A. with honors from Tulane University, and her PhD
from Ohio University in 1998. Her research interests focus on
relationship cognition and social identity processes, especially as
these unfold over the Internet.
John A. Bargh holds a PhD and is a Professor in the
Department of Psychology, New York University. He received his
Bachelors summa cum laude from University of Illinois in 1977,
Ph.D. in Social Psychology from University of Michigan in 1981.
Since 1981 he has been on the faculty of the New York University
Psychology Department. He is the editor of four books, including
Unintended Thought (Guilford, 1989), Psychology of
Action (Guilford, 1996), The Use and Abuse of
Power(Psychology Press, 2001), and Unraveling the
Complexities of Social Life: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert B.
Zajonc (American Psychological Association, 2001). His research
focuses mainly on the role of nonconscious influences on emotion,
judgment, and social behavior. He is a recipient of the Early
Career Contribution Award from the American Psychological
Association and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
fellowship.
