ENGLISH

The Psychology of the Internet

By Patricia Wallace

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
1107079136, 9781107079137
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4044243 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
404\410
Topic
Psychology
Time added
2018-01-29 06:44:10
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Description

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.

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