Overview

"Over the last several years, a great deal has been written about the effects of computers on human communication. Journalists have made it the focus of their human interest stories, critics have cited it as the root cause of declines in society, and scholars have examined its effects on everything from the way we think to the way we relate to others. In order to establish some sense of coherence in addressing this body of information, the authors have organized this book into three general sections with 10 more specifically themed chapters. Part I serves as an introduction to both the technologies of the Internet Age and their social implications. Part II considers the issues of online identity, taking into account how people construct presentations of self within a social environment. Part III addresses issues of how the Internet has affected our culture and how people have responded to those changes with critiques. In addition to the content of the chapters themselves, three special components of Online Communication merit special attention: Hyperlinks--In the text, the reader will find material that has been set apart from the text in a stylized box. These ""hyperlinks"" present information and indicate topics related to, but not explored in as much depth as those themes addressed in each chapter. Ethical Inquirey--Set off in separate boxes in each chapter are questions about the nature of human communication and conduct online. Online Communication and the Law--deals with the legal ramifications of the issues raised in this text."

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"Review of the First Edition: ""...a must-read for any student or researcher interested in the area of computer-mediated communication. The work could-and should-serve as a required textbook for a variety of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses across the social sciences and the humanities. The book also could be used as a secondary text in virtually any course covering contemporary culture."" —Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Review of the First Edition: ""...a useful primer for communication students who are experts in using the technology but have had little or no guidance in learning to think constructively about that use, particularly from a humanistic perspective. The concepts may be basic, but they offer solid ground on which to build."" —Journalism & Mass Communication Educator ""Wood and Smith's Online Communication: Linking Technology Identity, and Culture provides an excellent and relatively comprehensive overview of CMC. Its easy-to-read style and breadth of coverage make it an ideal textbook for a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communication of Internet studies. Its organization of information into concise, focused chapters containing highlighted points of interest also make the book an ideal reference source for researchers or practitioners in any field that uses CMC."" —Technical Communication"

Review of the First Edition: ...a must-read for any student or researcher interested in the area of computer-mediated communication. The work could-and should-serve as a required textbook for a variety of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses across the social sciences and the humanities. The book also could be used as a secondary text in virtually any course covering contemporary culture. -Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Review of the First Edition: ...a useful primer for communication students who are experts in using the technology but have had little or no guidance in learning to think constructively about that use, particularly from a humanistic perspective. The concepts may be basic, but they offer solid ground on which to build. -Journalism & Mass Communication Educator Wood and Smith's Online Communication: Linking Technology Identity, and Culture provides an excellent and relatively comprehensive overview of CMC. Its easy-to-read style and breadth of coverage make it an ideal textbook for a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communication of Internet studies. Its organization of information into concise, focused chapters containing highlighted points of interest also make the book an ideal reference source for researchers or practitioners in any field that uses CMC. -Technical Communication

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Authored by Wood, Andrew F.; Smith, Matthew J.

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