Consequences of Internet - Couverture souple

Mckenna, Katelyn Y. A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1405100788 ISBN 13 : 9781405100786

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Synopsis

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

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Katelyn Y. A. McKenna holds a PhD and is a Research 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1405100788
• ISBN 13: 9781405100786
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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