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Beyond Simple Truths: The Human‐Internet Interaction
Author(s) -
Bargh John A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/1540-4560.00245
Subject(s) - the internet , variety (cybernetics) , theme (computing) , internet privacy , democracy , simple (philosophy) , internet users , sociology , psychology , political science , social psychology , public relations , computer science , world wide web , epistemology , law , artificial intelligence , philosophy , politics
The Internet is only 10 years old, but it has already had a great impact on the world. In its “early” days, it was both heralded as a liberating force for the spread of democracy and condemned as a grave threat to the social fabric. However, as the present articles indicate, our knowledge of the Internet across a variety of social science perspectives has now accumulated to where we have a good initial picture of how the Internet really is (or isn't) affecting social life. One theme stands out: These effects depend on how the unique qualities of Internet communication modes interact with the particular characteristics and goals of the individuals, groups, and communities using them.