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We use internet every day, to retrieve information, to purchase merchandise, and to connect with others. But do we really understand psychology of internet and how it affects our lives? This book looks at cyberspace from a group analytic perspective, conceptualizing internet forums as large groups with illusion of being small groups.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Haim Weinberg is a Californian and Israeli licensed psychologist and group analyst. He is Past-president of the Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society and the Israeli Association of Group Psychotherapy. He is the director of an international doctorate program in psychology with an emphasis on group psychotherapy at the Professional School of Psychology, Sacramento, California, where he serves as the academic Vice President.
Zusammenfassung
We use internet every day, to retrieve information, to purchase merchandise, and to connect with others. But do we really understand psychology of internet and how it affects our lives? This book looks at cyberspace from a group analytic perspective, conceptualizing internet forums as large groups with illusion of being small groups.
