Connecting : how we form social bonds and communities in the Internet age / Mary Chayko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chayko, Mary, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations.

Internet--Social aspects.

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores how we come to feel connected to those we have never met face-to-face.

Contents:

Intro

Connecting

Contents

Preface

1. A Meeting of the Minds

2. From Cave Paintings to Chat Rooms: The Sociomental Foundation of Connectedness

3. Making the Connection . . . Across Time, Space, and Cyberspace

4. Till Death Do We Disconnect? Keeping Connections Alive

5. How Real Does It Get? Properties of Sociomental Bonds

6. The Social "Fallout" of Connecting at a Distance

Appendix 1: Investigating the Sociomental: The Face-to-Face Interview Methodology

Appendix 2: Cyberspace Connecting: The Online Survey Methodology

Notes

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

References

Index

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D

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F

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I

J

K

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M

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Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-7914-8830-6

0-585-47874-0

OCLC:

811404128