Personal computers and computer networks began to take over offices and increasingly the public in the 1980s, but the extensive adoption of the Internet did not come about until the introduction of the first browsers and the overwhelming acceptance of Microsoft Windows and Apple systems – equipped with advanced graphics – both in the mid-1990s. The world changed in many ways for numerous people from that point, as both social institutions and individuals have witnessed and participated in another social revolution: the availability and accessibility of information of all kinds and the dramatic innovation in interpersonal communication...
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Reflections on the Psychology and Social Science of Cyberspace
Azy Barak and John Suler
Azy Barak
Azy Barak is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Education at the University of Haifa, Israel. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Mental Health Online (ISMHO) and an active member of the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII) and other professional organizations. His research interests include the psychological impact of the Internet on individuals, groups, couples, families, and communities, as well as exploitation of the Internet to promote various psychological applications. Email: azy@construct.haifa.ac.il
John Suler
John Suler is a Professor of Psychology at Rider University and author of “The Psychology of Cyberspace” . His current research interests include the development of the online psycho-educational program “eQuest” and research on photographic psychology and imagistic communication in cyberspace. Email: suler@mindspring.com
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Barak, A., & Suler, J. (2008). Reflections on the psychology and social science of cyberspace. In A. Barak (Ed.), Psychological aspects of cyberspace: Theory, research, applications (pp. 1-12). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Barak, A., & Suler, J. (2008). Reflections on the psychology and social science of cyberspace. In A. Barak (Ed.), Psychological aspects of cyberspace: Theory, research, applications (pp. 1-12). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.