PROJECT SYNTOPIA SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNET USE

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1、IT&SOCIETY,VOLUME1,ISSUE1,SUMMER2002,PP.166-179http://www.ITandSociety.orgPROJECTSYNTOPIA:SOCIALCONSEQUENCESOFINTERNETUSEJAMESE.KATZRONALDE.RICEABSTRACTThisarticleprovidesanoverviewoftheSyntopiaProjectandresultsfromnationallyrepresentativetelephonesurveysofInternetuse/no

2、nuseandsocialimpactsfrom1995,1996,1997and2000.Themainthemescoveredinthesurveysareaccess,community/politicalinvolvement,andsocialinteraction.AfterabriefoverviewofassociationsbetweenInternetuseandinvolvement,thearticlesummarizestherelationshipsbetweenInternetuseandnonuse,a

3、ndofflineandonlinesocialinteraction.Essentially,acrossthesamples,Internetusersarequitesociable—theyaremoreinvolvedandsociallyactivethannonusers.TheseandrelatedresultsimplythatneitherdystopiannorutopianviewsofthesocialconsequencesoftheInternetaresupportedbyrepresentatives

4、urveydata.Rather,theresultssupportamoresyntopianperspective:theInternethasallowedindividualsandgroupstofindcommoninterests,engageinvarioustypesofexchangeandcreatebondsofconcern,supportandaffectionthatcanunitethem—forbothgoodandill.________________________JamesE.KatzisPro

5、fessorintheDepartmentofCommunicationattheSchoolofCommunication,Information&LibraryStudies,RutgersUniversity,wherehestudiessocialusesandimplicationsofnewmedia,especiallytheInternetandmobilecommunication.RonaldE.RiceisDistinguishedProfessor,andChair,intheDepartmentofCommun

6、icationattheSchoolofCommunication,Information&LibraryStudies,RutgersUniversity,wherehestudiesthediffusionofinnovations,socialaspectsofnewmedia,andpubliccommunicationcampaigns.TheauthorsremainindebtedtoPhilipAspden,nowoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,forhispivotalroleinearl

7、ySyntopiaProject’sdatacollectionandanalysis.TheauthorsalsoacknowledgethecontinuedandgeneroussupportoftheMarkleFoundation.©2002byStanfordUniversity167PROJECTSYNTOPIAKATZ&RICEThediminutivecomputermousehasroared,affectingthecommunicationandsocialbehaviorsofmillionsofpeople.

8、However,asthisinauguralissueofIT&Societyattests,socialscientistsandtheirplethoraofsponsors(includingthe