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issues in Internet use: Access, civic
and community involvement, and social interaction and expression.
In
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(pp.
105-129). London, UK: Sage.
This chapter reviews relevant research on three
primary issues concerning the social consequences of the Internet: (1)
access, (2) civic, political and community involvement, and (3) social
interaction and forms of expression. It organizes the prior
research and theory according to whether they represent a pessimistic
or optimistic perspective.
ACCESS
Pessimistic Perspective
Access to computers and the Internet
Barriers, influences and consequences
Other divides
Optimistic Perspective
CIVIC AND POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
Civic and political involvement
Pessimistic perspective
Optimistic perspective
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The Nature of 'real' Community
Optimistic Perspective
A Broader Question of Impacts
Social Interaction and Expression
Pessimistic Perspective
Optimistic Perspective
Increased frequency and
diversity
of interactions
The Internet at home and
in
school
Association with other
media
use
Increasing diversity of
voices
Potential transformations
CONCLUSION
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