Under Control or Out of Control?

Rethinking the Human-Internet Relationship

Sun Shaojing (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

216 Seiten

2009
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
978-3-639-16279-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The book discusses the human-Internet relationship
from a general media uses and dependency
perspective. Through rigorous and empirical
procedures, the book provides insight into the
complex individual motivation for using the Internet
such as social interaction, substitution, and
control. Also, how Internet self-efficacy and
Internet anxiety influence individual motivation is
discussed. Moreover, by disentangling the complex
relationships among motivation, involvement,
affinity, Internet use, and dependency, the book
demonstrates the process of Internet dependency
formation. By distinguishing Internet
dependency from Internet addiction, the book offers
a new perspective on the human-Internet
relationship. Aside from empirical studies, the book
delves into the media uses and gratifications
literature, and provides directions for linking this
research approach with new media studies.

Autor

Shaojing Sun, Currently an associate professor of the School of
Journalism at Fudan University in China. He obtained his first
Ph.D. in communication from Kent State University, and second
Ph.D. in research methodology from University of Virginia in the
U.S. He taught at University of Maryland and Weber State
University in the U.S. before.

Produkt-Details

• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 3-639-16279-X / 363916279X
• ISBN-13: 978-3-639-16279-0 / 9783639162790
• Zustand: Neuware