PARADOX No. 1
Internet as technology that enables social interaction can in fact reduce social involvement and cause depression and loneliness
Internet can cause too much disengagement from real life that can be harmful to the individual
SUPPORT:
- Kraut et al. (1998). Internet Paradox: A Social Technology That Reduces Social Involvement and Psychological Well-Being. American Psychologist, 53 (9), 10171-031.
CONTRARIAN VIEW:
- The Pew Internet and American Life Project (2000). Tracking Online Life: How Women Use the Internet to Cultivate Relationships with Family and Friends. http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=11
- Newcomer, J.M. (2000). Deconstructing the Internet Paradox. Ubiguity, An ACM IT Magazine and Forum. http://www.acm.org/ubiguity/views/j_newcomer_1.html