The Psychology of the internet 2nd ed

Author

• Wallace, Patricia

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Language

English

ISBN

9781107437326

Series

Subject(s)

• COMMUNICATION-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
• COMPUTER NETWORKS-PSYCHOGICAL ASPECTS
• INTERNET-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 365-366. Index: p. 367-392

Abstract

An engaging and research-based text, The Psychology of the Internet provides a balanced overview of the psychological aspects of cyberspace. It explores crucial questions about the internet's effects on human behavior, such as why we often act in uncharacteristic ways in online environments and how social media influence the impressions we form and our personal relationships. The book's balanced approach to the subject encourages readers to think critically about the psychology of the internet, and how and why their own online behavior unfolds. Drawing on classic and contemporary research, this second edition examines new trends in internet technology, online dating, online aggression, group dynamics, child development, prosocial behavior, online gaming, gender and sexuality, privacy and surveillance, the net's addictive properties, and strategies for shaping the net's future.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xv, 392 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

1. The internet in a psychological context ;
2. Your online persona : the psychology of impression formation ;
3. Group dynamics on the internet ;
4. The psychology of online aggression ;
5. Liking and loving on the net : the psychology of interpersonal attraction ;
6. Altruism on the net : the psychology of prosocial behavior ;
7. The psychology of online gaming ;
8. Child development and the internet : growing up online ;
9. Gender issues and sexuality on the internet ;
10. The psychology of online privacy and surveillance ;
11. The internet as a time sink ;
12. Nurturing life on the internet

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