The Paradox of Internet Groups : Alone in the Presence of Virtual Others (The New International Library of Group Analysis)

Weinberg, Haim

Routledge（2019/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367328412
• DDC分類 302.302854678

Full Description

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, the author looks at cyberspace from a group analytic perspective, conceptualizing internet forums as l

Contents

New International Library of Group Analysis Foreword -- Introduction -- It is all about relationships -- The frame of reference of group analysis -- Cultures and (virtual) groups: the Internet culture -- The non-body on the Internet: presence, immediacy, subjects, and (group) therapy -- Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries (and the forum manager/group leader's role) -- A large group with the illusion of a small group: listserve and forum dynamics -- The Internet and the social unconscious: from intimacy to E-ntimacy (c) -- Yalom's therapeutic factors virtually examined -- Conclusion