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      • Edited by Azy Barak, University of Haifa, Israel
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2012
      28 April 2008
      ISBN:
      9780511813740
      9780521873017
      9780521694643
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511813740
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.72kg, 318 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.55kg, 336 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Social Psychology, Computer Science, Psychology, Computing: General Interest
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    Hundreds of millions of people across the world use the Internet every day. Its functions vary, from shopping and banking to chatting and dating. From a psychological perspective, the Internet has become a major vehicle for interpersonal communication that can significantly affect people's decisions, behaviors, attitudes and emotions. Moreover, its existence has created a virtual social environment in which people can meet, negotiate, collaborate and exchange goods and information. Cyberspace is not just a technical device but a phenomenon which has reduced the world to a proverbial global village, fostering collaborations and international cooperations; thus reducing the barriers of geographical distance and indigenous cultures. Azy Barak and a team of prominent social scientists review a decade of scientific investigations into the social, behavioral and psychological aspects of cyberspace, collating state-of-the-art knowledge in each area. Together they develop emerging conceptualizations and envisage directions and applications for future research.

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