The paradox of internet groups : alone in the presence of virtual others / Haim Weinberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinberg, Haim, author.

Series:

New international library of group analysis series.

New international library of group analysis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Online chat groups.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The new virtual era is already here. We use the internet every day, to retrieve information, to purchase merchandise, and to connect with others. But do we really understand the psychology of the internet and how it affects our lives?In this book, Dr Haim Weinberg looks at cyberspace from a group analytic perspective, conceptualizing internet forums as large groups with the illusion of being small groups, and using his expertise as a group therapist to shed new light on internet connections. He explores issues of attachment, relationships, inter-subjectivity, and neuroscience, and shows their

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; New International Library of Group Analysis Foreword; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE It is all about relationships; CHAPTER TWO The frame of reference of group analysis; CHAPTER THREE Cultures and (virtual) groups: the Internet culture; CHAPTER FOUR The non-body on the Internet: presence, immediacy, subjects, and (group) therapy; CHAPTER FIVE Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries (and the forum manager/group leader's role); CHAPTER SIX A large group with the illusion of a small group: list serve and forum dynamics

CHAPTER SEVEN The Internet and the social unconscious: from intimacy to E-ntimacy©CHAPTER EIGHT Yalom's therapeutic factors virtually examined; Conclusion; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Previously issued in print: London: Karnac, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 11, 2014).

ISBN:

0-429-92165-9

0-429-90742-7

0-367-32841-0

0-429-48265-5

1-4619-5754-0

1-78241-121-6

9780429482656

OCLC:

870088129