The psychology of the Internet /
By: Wallace, Patricia M
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BookPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: xxix, 264 p. : ill ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0521797098Subject(s): Internet -- Psychological aspects | Communication -- Psychological aspects | Computer networks -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 004.678 WA PS Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The Internet in a Psychological Context -- 2. Your Online Persona: The Psychology of Impression Formation -- 3. Online Masks and Masquerades -- 4. Group Dynamics in Cyberspace -- 5. Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation -- 6. Flaming and Fighting: The Psychology of Aggression on the Net -- 7. Liking and Loving on the Net: The Psychology of Interpersonal Attraction -- 8. Psychological Aspects of Internet Pornography -- 9. The Internet as a Time Sink -- 10. Altruism on the Net: The Psychology of Helping -- 11. Gender Issues on the Net -- 12. Nurturing Life on the Internet.
"This volume explores the psychological aspects of cyberspace, a virtual world in which people from around the globe are acting and interacting in many new, unusual, and occasionally alarming ways. Drawing on research in the social sciences, communications, business, and other fields, Dr. Wallace examines how the online environment can influence the way we behave, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. Our own online behavior then becomes part of the Internet's psychological environment for others, creating opportunities for shaping the way this new territory for human interaction is unfolding."--BOOK JACKET.