Under Control or Out of Control? | Rethinking the Human-Internet Relationship

Sun Shaojing

ISBN 10: 363916279X / ISBN 13: 9783639162790

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

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Under Control or Out of Control? | Rethinking the Human-Internet Relationship | Sun Shaojing | Taschenbuch | Englisch | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | EAN 9783639162790 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Under Control or Out of Control? | Rethinking the Human-Internet Relationship
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 363916279X
• ISBN 13: 9783639162790
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
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Synopsis

The book discusses the human-Internet relationship from a general media uses and dependency perspective. Through rigorous and empirical procedures, the book provides insight into the complex individual motivation for using the Internet such as social interaction, substitution, and control. Also, how Internet self-efficacy and Internet anxiety influence individual motivation is discussed. Moreover, by disentangling the complex relationships among motivation, involvement, affinity, Internet use, and dependency, the book demonstrates the process of Internet dependency formation. By distinguishing Internet dependency from Internet addiction, the book offers a new perspective on the human-Internet relationship. Aside from empirical studies, the book delves into the media uses and gratifications literature, and provides directions for linking this research approach with new media studies.

About the Author

Shaojing Sun, Currently an associate professor of the School of Journalism at Fudan University in China. He obtained his first Ph.D. in communication from Kent State University, and second Ph.D. in research methodology from University of Virginia in the U.S. He taught at University of Maryland and Weber State University in the U.S. before.