04699oam 2200709Ia 450 991077983230332120190503073316.01-282-09651-697866120965180-262-25650-90-585-43498-0ebc3338836(CKB)111056485414570(EBL)3338836(OCoLC)51937985(SSID)ssj0000247368(PQKBManifestationID)11209004(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247368(PQKBWorkID)10194752(PQKB)10433894(CaBNVSL)mat06267293(IDAMS)0b000064818b4287(IEEE)6267293(OCoLC)51937985(OCoLC)290602660(OCoLC)475403435(OCoLC)614507779(OCoLC)646742115(OCoLC)722659575(OCoLC)743198109(OCoLC)815776310(OCoLC)961536309(OCoLC)961568766(OCoLC)962589742(OCoLC)962717010(OCoLC)1037506297(OCoLC-P)51937985(MaCbMITP)6292(Au-PeEL)EBL3338836(CaPaEBR)ebr10225290(CaONFJC)MIL209651(MiAaPQ)EBC3338836(EXLCZ)9911105648541457020030328d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSocial consequences of Internet use access, involvement, and interaction /James E. Katz and Ronald E. RiceCambridge, Mass. MIT Press©20021 online resource (486 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-262-11269-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-438) and index.Contents ; List of Boxes, Tables, and Figures; Preface; 1 America and the Internet: Access, Involvement, and Social Interaction; I - Access; 2 Access: Basic Issues and Prior Evidence; 3 Access and Digital Divide: Results; 4 Logging Off: Internet Dropouts; 5 Access and Digital Divide Examples; II - Civic and Community Involvement; 6 Civic and Community Involvement: Basic Issues and Prior Evidence; 7 Political Involvement: Survey Results; 8 Community Involvement: Survey Results; 9 Involvement Examples: Evidence for an ''Invisible Mouse''?; III - Social Interaction and Expression10 Social Interaction and Expression: Basic Issues and Prior Evidence 11 Social Interaction: Survey Results; 12 Interaction and Expression: Self, Identity, and Homepages; 13 Interaction and Expression Examples; IV Integration and Conclusion; 14 Access, Involvement, Interaction, and Social Capital on the Internet: Digital Divides and Digital Bridges; Appendixes; A Methodology; B Descriptive Statistics from Surveys; References; IndexDrawing on nationally representative telephone surveys conducted from 1995 to 2000, James Katz and Ronald Rice offer a rich and nuanced picture of Internet use in America. Using quantitative data, as well as case studies of Web sites, they explore the impact of the Internet on society from three perspectives: access to Internet technology (the digital divide), involvement with groups and communities through the Internet (social capital), and use of the Internet for social interaction and expression (identity). To provide a more comprehensive account of Internet use, the authors draw comparisons across media and include Internet nonusers and former users in their research. The authors call their research the Syntopia Project to convey the Internet's role as one among a host of communication technologies as well as the synergy between people's online activities and their real-world lives. Their major finding is that Americans use the Internet as an extension and enhancement of their daily routines. Contrary to media sensationalism, the Internet is neither a utopia, liberating people to form a global egalitarian community, nor a dystopia-producing armies of disembodied, lonely individuals. Like any form of communication, it is as helpful or harmful as those who use it.InternetSocial aspectsUnited StatesDigital divideUnited StatesTelecommunicationSocial aspectsUnited StatesINFORMATION SCIENCE/Technology & PolicyInternetSocial aspectsDigital divideTelecommunicationSocial aspects303.48/33/0973Katz James Everett119007Rice Ronald E572258OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910779832303321Social consequences of internet use1064469UNINA