Timeless issues such as depression, fear, loneliness, addiction,
and sexuality so visible in our everyday lives are being
transferred and transformed online. How do today s therapists,
parents, and educators negotiate the online and wireless world? We
can't assume that traditional theories of human development,
learning, and psychology can just be uploaded to cyber space and
still be useful. This is especially true when it comes to children
and adolescents. They personify what makes the Internet so exciting
and confusing: it is young, constantly changing, pushing
boundaries, and rejecting the status quo. Cyber Rules is a
practical and comprehensive look at how the Internet is changing
us. Making sense of the social, psychological, and global impact of
the Internet and its associated technology and media can be
overwhelming. Joanie Farley Gillispie and Jayne Gackenbach show you
how to make sense of it for yourself and those you love. Filled
with sound research, personal stories, creative exercises, and
advice, Cyber Rules is one way to get it about the Internet.
Gillispie and Gackenbach begin the book by discussing how Internet
communication affects identity. The Internet presents a broad range
of new definitions that challenge traditional ways of thinking
about how we see ourselves. Chat lines, discussion boards, and
role-playing games present opportunities to try on alternate selves
and craft a personality (or many different personas). What does all
this mean in terms of identity formation and development,
especially in regards to children? The Internet facilitates both
connection and disconnection, increased attention and impulsivity.
How children are actually using media is explained, along with
effective discipline methods as it relates to children s media use.
Next, the authors take the reader into the world of online
relationships. The unique characteristics and challenges of finding
love and establishing relationships online are presented. Cyber sex
is considered as both a purely online phenomenon, and as an
extension of offline sexuality, particularly in relation to
adolescents and their developing sexuality. Video games, which
facilitate a new kind of online relationships among gamers, are
examined. The authors also explore health online, focusing on how
to find the most accurate health information online and appropriate
psychological treatment in cyberspace. Cyber Rules is intended for
use by clinicians, educators, and parents, as all three of these
groups grapple with cyber issues. It is packed with practical
advice, as well as quizzes and exercises that let the reader absorb
and apply what has been learned. Readers are encouraged to solve
the cyber problems presented in clinical vignettes by imagining
themselves as the clinician, educator, or parent who must decide
whether the cyber behavior under discussion is healthy, and why.
Questionnaires assess knowledge and measure use patterns, while
personal stories offer examples of real-life applications of the
theoretical issues discussed. Interactive exercises require the
reader to conceptualize ways to organize thinking about what s
happening online, while testing knowledge of and challenging
assumptions about cyber space. For those who want and need to
understand the power of today s Internet culture, Cyber Rules is
essential reading."
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