"The Internet in Everyday Life" brings together many pioneering
studies that systematically investigate how being online fits into
everyday lives. Until now, the Internet has been treated and
discussed as detached from daily life, occupying some separate
sphere of social endeavor. This collection of original articles
from leading scholars in North America, Asia, and Europe moves
discussion of the Internet closer to home, showing how the Internet
does not exist "out there" but is instead an integral part of daily
work and home life.
Contributors show who is on the Internet and what they are doing
there. They debate whether the Internet adds to or detracts from
the well-being of individuals, communities, and societies. They
demonstrate how the Internet affects friendship, social capital,
social support, civic involvement, school, work, and shopping. They
reveal the extent to which the Internet is supporting new forms of
human relationships, and describe what gets dropped and strained
when Internet hours are added to already full schedules.
The book goes beyond speculation to provide solid findings.
Articles are informed by results from surveys, interviews, and
ethnographic data about behavior on and with the Internet. Taken as
a whole, this considered body of evidence should raise the level of
debate about the impact of the Internet and raises serious
questions about the popular myth that Internet use increases social
alienation.
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