Misbehavior in Cyber Places : the Regulation of Online Conduct in Virtual Communities on the Internet.

Misbehavior in Cyber Places : the Regulation of Online Conduct in Virtual Communities on the Internet.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Sternberg, Janet.
Imprint:Lanham : University Press of America, 2012.
Description:1 online resource (232 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Online social networks -- Social aspects.
Online etiquette.
Computer crimes.
Online social networks -- Security measures.
Internet -- Security measures.
Computer crimes.
Internet -- Security measures.
Online etiquette.
Online social networks -- Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11302412
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ISBN:9780761860129
0761860126
0761860118
9780761860112
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-212).
Print version record.
Summary:This book studies computer-mediated, interpersonal Internet activity up to the turn of the century, examining virtual misbehavior across a wide range of online environments. It also lays out the theoretical framework and fundamental ideas of media ecology, a branch of communication scholarship, highly relevant for understanding digital technology.
Other form:Print version: Sternberg, Janet. Misbehavior in Cyber Places : The Regulation of Online Conduct in Virtual Communities on the Internet. Lanham : University Press of America, ©2012 9780761860112
Table of Contents:
  • Misbehavior in Cyber Places; Contents; Preface: The Internet at the Turn of the Century; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Athenians and Visigoths in Cyberspace; 1 The Research Objective; Rationale for the Study; The Research Problem; Definitions; Delimitations; Method; Chapter Summary; 2 The Context of the Study; Media Ecology: The Study of Media Environments; Media as Environments; Environments as Media; Space and Place; Situations, Rules, and Rule-Breaking; Mediated Interpersonal Communication; Computer-Mediated Communication in Online Environments; Virtual Communities.
  • 3 Trouble Brewing in CyberspaceAn Infamous Triad of Troublesome Online Behavior; Flaming: Digital Debates and Virtual Vitriol; Spamming: Electronic Junk Mail and Other Cyber Debris; Virtual Rape: Sexual Harassment in Online Gathering Places; A Frontier Mentality: The Internet Besieged; Two Approaches: External Laws Versus Internal Rules; 4 Cybercrime: Law-Breaking on the Internet; The 1994 Denning and Lin Report; Cybercrime and Cyberlaw; Online Security, Attacks, and Viruses; Hackers and Other Denizens of the Cyberspace Underground.
  • First Amendment Follies: Dissent, Free Speech, and Censorship OnlineDefinition Schizophrenia: Malevolent Criminal or Mischievous Prankster?; The Jurisdiction Circus: No Ringmaster in Cyberspace; 5 Misbehavior: Rule-Breaking in Virtual Communities; The 1994 Bruckman Abstract; Misbehavior and its Aliases: Negligent, Naughty, Nasty, and Beyond; Rules and Norms in Virtual Gatherings; Netiquette and Other Codes of Civilized Cyber Conduct; Behavior Management and Social Control in Online Environments; The Status Quo: Theories and Analyses in Search of a Paradigm.
  • 6 The Regulation of Online Conduct in Cyber PlacesBreaking, Making, and Enforcing Rules Online; Breaking the Rules: Varieties of Virtual Misbehavior; Rule-Breakers: Netiquette Newbies, Packet Pranksters, and Modem Miscreants; Making the Rules: Behavioral Standards for Online Gatherings; Rule-Makers: Netizens Against Digital Misconduct; Enforcing the Rules: Strategies and Techniques for Handling Online Troublemakers; Rule-Enforcers: Moderators, Sysops, Wizards, and Gods on Cyber Patrol; 7 Conclusion: A New Sense of Place; From Physical to Behavioral Boundaries.
  • Growing Interest in Local Regulatory ApproachesMisbehavior Offline: Athenians and Visigoths in Everyday Life; References; About the Author.

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