Psychological Implications of Information Technology

Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Psychological impact of cyber culture: Introduction. 1. Cognitive strategies in cyber age/N.K. Chandel and Suraj Mal. 2. Behavioural aspects of internet/Rajbir Singh. 3. Learning technologies in distance education do not yet maximise the advantages of cultural diversity/Paul Kawachi. 4. What, how and why of log-in behaviour in internet users/Shalini Singh and Rajbir Singh. 5. Psycho-social aspects of cyber culture/Waheeda Khan. 6. Internet addiction: some potential case studies/Rajbir Singh, Radhey Shyam and Sunita Siwach. 7. Chaining the Prometheus of technostress to increase organizational effectiveness/ Ravinder Jit and P.V. Rajeev. II. Expansion of media and psycho-social changes: Introduction. 8. Age and attitudes towards television media/Kiran Lata and N.K. Chandel. 9. Effect of multi-channel television network on social interaction/Amrita Yadava, Nov Rattan Sharma and Sushma Sharma. 10. Effect of electronic mass media (cable television) on quality of life and attitude towards sex/Neeta Dwivedi and Ravi Gunthey. 11. Maternal anxiety in relation to communication and mass media/Pavitra Agarwal and Kiran Lata.12. Psycho-social implications of pornography in relation to media/N.K. Chandel. III. Applications of new technology in psychology: Introduction. 13. The C-MODE acculturation model/Harvey Wheeler. 14. Delivery tools of distance learning in psychology through internet: an overview/R.V. Vyas, R.C. Sharma and Ashwini Kumar. 15. Internet and mental health/Paramjit Singh.16. Enabling the disabled: with special reference to latest technology/ 181 pp.…