Consequences of the Internet for Self and Society Is Social Life Being Transformed?

by McKenna, Katelyn Y. A.; Bargh, John A.; Frieze, Irene Hanson

• ISBN13: 9781405100786
• ISBN10: 1405100788
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-12
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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'.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Beyond Simple Truths: The Human-Internet Interaction	1	(8)
John A. Bargh
THE INTERNET AND THE INDIVIDUAL
Relationship Formation on the Internet: What's the Big Attraction?	9	(24)
Katelyn Y. A. McKenna
Amie S. Green
Marci E. J. Gleason
Can You See the Real Me? Activation and Expression of the ``True Self'' on the Internet	33	(16)
John A. Bargh
Katelyn Y. A. McKenna
Grainne M. Fitzsimons
Internet Paradox Revisited	49	(26)
Robert Kraut
Sara Kiesler
Bonka Boneva
Jonathon Cummings
Vicki Helgeson
Anne Crawford
Internet Use and Well-Being in Adolescence	75	(16)
Elisheva F. Gross
Jaana Juvonen
Shelly L. Gable
THE INTERNET AND THE ORGANIZATION
When are Net Effects Gross Products? The Power of Influence and the Influence of Power in Computer-Mediated Communication	91	(18)
Russell Spears
Tom Postmes
Martin Lea
Anka Wolbert
Negotiating via Information Technology: Theory and Application	109	(16)
Leigh Thompson
Janice Nadler
THE INTERNET AND GOVERNMENT
Civic Culture Meets the Digital Divide: The Role of Community Electronic Networks	125	(18)
Eugene Borgida
John L. Sullivan
Alina Oxendine
Melinda S. Jackson
Eric Riedel
Amy Gangl
Dark Guests and Great Firewalls: The Internet and Chinese Security Policy	143	(18)
Ronald J. Deibert
METHODOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES AND ISSUES
E-Research: Ethics, Security, Design, and Control in Psychological Research on the Internet	161	(16)
Brian A. Nosek
Mahzarin R. Banaji
Anthony G. Greenwald
Studying Hate Crime with the Internet: What Makes Racists Advocate Racial Violence?	177	(18)
Jack Glaser
Jay Dixit
Donald P. Green
CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVE
Is the Internet Changing Social Life? It Seems the More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same	195
Tom R. Tyler