Paradox of internet groups : alone in the presence of others /

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, Dr Haim Weinberg looks at cyberspace from a group an...

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Main Author: Weinberg, Haim (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Karnac Books, 2014.
Series:New international library of group analysis series.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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: list serve and forum dynamics
  • The Internet and the social unconscious: from intimacy to E-ntimacy©
  • Yalom's therapeutic factors virtually examined (This chapter was written in collaboration with Ravit Raufman).