Online Connections

by Barnes, Susan B.

• ISBN13: 9781572733763
• ISBN10: 1572733764
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Hampton Pr

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
The Internet and Social Change	1	(12)
Communication Technology and Cultural Change	3	(1)
Cyberspace: Perceiving a Conceptual Place	4	(2)
Changing Concepts of Time and Space	6	(2)
The Internet as Interpersonal Communication	8	(3)
The Internet and Media Studies	11	(2)
Transforming the Internet Into Social Environments	13	(20)
IPCT-L: Academic Discussion Lists as Media Environments	22	(10)
Conclusion	32	(1)
Internet Discussion Lists and Forms of Address	33	(24)
Orality and Literacy	36	(4)
Group Dynamics	40	(3)
Lurking on the Net	43	(2)
Flaming and Disruptive Discourse Styles	45	(4)
Case Study: Flaming as Social Initiation	49	(1)
Evolution of a List	50	(5)
Conclusion	55	(2)
Gender Issues in Online Discourse	57	(26)
Have You Ever Met a Female Computer?	58	(3)
Gender Inequality	61	(4)
Online Gendered Styles of Behavior	65	(2)
Anonymity Online	67	(3)
Changing Gender Styles	70	(3)
Gender and Self-Disclosure	73	(2)
Case Study: Phillips and Werman Bonding Over the Wires	75	(3)
Gender Blindness	78	(2)
Going Beyond the Gender Boundaries	80	(1)
Conclusion	81	(2)
Characteristics of Interpersonal Communication in CMC	83	(24)
Voluntary Involvement and Technology Skills	89	(1)
Media and Identity	90	(4)
Fantasy and Real-Time Game Interaction	94	(4)
Exchanging Playful Messages	98	(2)
Developing New Forms of Expression	100	(2)
Personal Disclosure in Mediated Space	102	(3)
Conclusion	105	(2)
Building Interpersonal Relationships in Mediated Environments	107	(28)
Shared Experience	108	(6)
Security and Satisfaction	114	(2)
Understanding the Other	116	(2)
Role-Play	118	(3)
Relationships are Built on Reciprocity	121	(2)
Online Techniques of Reciprocity	123	(3)
Benefits	126	(2)
Relationships in Progress	128	(5)
Conclusion	133	(2)
Love Online---Changing Concepts of Physical and Perceptual Space	135	(24)
Chat Rooms	138	(2)
Cyberdating	140	(3)
Gay Romance	143	(2)
Online Deception	145	(3)
Gender Switching	148	(3)
Cybersex	151	(1)
Cybersex and Spouses	152	(1)
Rape in Cyberspace	153	(3)
From Cyberspace to Real Space	156	(1)
Conclusion	157	(2)
Changing Social Concepts of Community	159	(22)
VC-L: A Case Study	161	(8)
Media Ecological Analysis	169	(2)
Text-in-Time	171	(1)
Symbolic Form	172	(1)
Virtual Feeling	173	(2)
Group Attitudes and Beliefs	175	(4)
Conclusion	179	(2)
Internet Support Groups---Online Environments and Social Consequences	181	(26)
The Rise of Usenet	182	(2)
Support Groups as Media Environments	184	(4)
Net Addition	188	(12)
Internet Stereotypes	200	(2)
Ethical Issues Relating to Internet Support Groups	202	(4)
Conclusion	206	(1)
The Internet and Social Change	207	(24)
Net Anarchy and the Hacker Crackdown	209	(4)
Cyberterrorism and Hate Speech	213	(1)
Heavens's Gate and the Internet	214	(2)
Porn on the Net	216	(4)
Controlling Content on the Internet	220	(1)
Blurring the Boundaries Between Real and Simulated Experiences	221	(5)
Software and Its Challenge to Language	226	(4)
Conclusion	230	(1)
The Presentation of Self in Internet Environments	231	(28)
Language and Self-Identity	236	(3)
Net Persona	239	(4)
Initial Reading and GMP Eulogies	243	(2)
Media Environments and Presentation of Self	245	(4)
Presentation and Performance	249	(1)
Electronic Texts and Concepts of Time	250	(2)
Sharing Real Feelings in Virtual Space	252	(2)
Emerging Internet Cultural Attitudes	254	(3)
Conclusion	257	(2)
Closing Remarks	259	(4)
References	263	(22)
Author Index	285	(6)
Subject Index	291