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Chapter 2 The `Self' in Cyberspace |
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9 | (14) |
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2.2 The self in cyberspace |
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2.3 Disembodied selves in cyberspace |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (1) |
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2.5 Goffman: Performing self online |
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2.6 Possible selves in cyberspace |
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18 | (1) |
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2.7 Social identities in cyberspace |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Online Relationships |
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3.1 Traditional relationships: Offline realm |
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23 | (2) |
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3.2 Applying old theories to online relationships |
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25 | (2) |
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3.3 New theories to explain online relating |
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27 | (3) |
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3.4 A brief history of online relating |
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30 | (3) |
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3.5 Contemporary online spaces |
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3.6 Interacting in various spaces |
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36 | (1) |
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3.7 Future development in the field |
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39 | (12) |
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4.1 What is an online dating site? |
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4.2 Motivations for using an online dating site |
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4.3 Psychological characteristics of online daters |
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4.4 Comparing online dating sites with personal ads |
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4.5 Presenting oneself on an online dating site |
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43 | (1) |
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4.7 A perfect match or a numbers game? |
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4.8 Stages in the online dating process |
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46 | (3) |
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49 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Online Sexual Activities |
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51 | (11) |
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5.1 The beginnings of Internet sex |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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5.3 Cybersex: Debilitating or liberating? |
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53 | (1) |
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5.4 Interactive sex entertainment |
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54 | (1) |
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5.6 The Internet as an enabler of risky offline sexual encounters |
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55 | (1) |
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5.7 The Internet and sexual health information |
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56 | (1) |
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5.8 Social support and exploring sexuality |
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57 | (1) |
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5.9 Teens and risky sexual online behaviour |
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5.10 Teledildonics and the future of sex in cyberspace |
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60 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Internet Infidelity |
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6.1 Defining Internet infidelity |
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63 | (1) |
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6.2 Unfaithful online sexual activities |
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6.5 Gender differences: Which is worse -- sex or love? |
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6.6 Qualitative differences between online and offline affairs |
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6.7 Virtual affairs with an avatar |
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Chapter 7 Children's and Teens' Use of Digital Technologies |
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7.3 Digital technologies: Harmful or empowering for young people? |
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7.4 Illegal content and illegal activities |
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7.5 Cyberbullying and cyberharassment |
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7.6 Scams, children and teens |
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Chapter 8 Online Education |
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8.1 Technology and learning |
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8.3 E-learning versus face-to-face learning |
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8.4 Synchronous and asynchronous communication within e-learning |
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8.5 Media richness theory |
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8.6 Salmon's stage model of e-learning |
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8.7 3-D learning environments |
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Chapter 9 Leisure and Entertainment |
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9.1 What is leisure and what motivates our pursuit of it? |
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9.2 Online family leisure |
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9.4 Technoference: Encroaching on leisure time within relationships |
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9.6 Time and functional displacement effects |
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Chapter 10 Online Gaming and Gambling |
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10.2 Internet gambling addiction |
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116 | (1) |
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10.3 Internet gaming addiction |
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10.4 Aggressive video games |
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10.5 Transcending taboos: Video games |
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Chapter 11 Online Deception |
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11.2 Deception in cyberspace |
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129 | (4) |
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11.3 Do we lie more online? |
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Chapter 12 Online Crimes: Scams, Fraud and Illegal Downloads |
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12.3 Why are people tricked by phishing? |
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12.5 Mass-marketing fraud |
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12.7 Cognitive and motivational errors |
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12.8 What type of person tends to be susceptible to MMF? |
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12.9 Stages involved in the online dating romance scam |
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Chapter 13 Online Crimes: Cyberharassment, Hate Crimes and Cyberwarfare |
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13.1 Online harassment and stalking |
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13.2 Cyberstalking and the law |
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158 | (1) |
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13.3 Psychologically profiling criminals and victims |
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160 | (2) |
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13.6 Surveillance and monitoring |
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Chapter 14 Online Crimes: Child Pornography and Paedophilia |
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14.1 The Internet and the increase in child pornography |
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14.2 Child pornography and the law |
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14.4 Types of child pornography offenders |
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14.5 Characteristics of child pornography offenders |
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14.6 The relationship between child pornography and hands-on offending |
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14.7 Theoretical approaches to child pornography offending |
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Chapter 15 Online Support and Health Care |
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15.1 The Internet and health |
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15.2 Characteristics and motivations |
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188 | (1) |
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15.3 Online health searching and cyberchondria |
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189 | (2) |
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15.4 Social media, group forums and support sites |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (3) |
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15.6 Assessing the effectiveness of e-therapies |
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15.7 Immersive virtual environments as aids to treatment |
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Chapter 16 Concluding Thoughts |
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References |
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Index |
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