The New Face of Sexual Harassment

2009 ◽  
pp. 655-660
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Online Behavior ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Online Harassment ◽  
Online Technology ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Definition Of

The use of online technology and computer-mediated communication continues to increase dramatically in organizations, bringing with it new avenues for sexual harassment (SH). Online SH includes behavior that follows the traditional definition of SH, but involves the use of the Internet, an Intranet, or other computer technology. SH occurring online rather than face-toface is a phenomenon that began to appear in the literature during the mid-1990s. The unique atmosphere provided by the online environment led theorists to question how women would be treated (most victims are women) (Pryor, Giedd, & Williams, 1995; Pryor & Stoller, 1994) and to redefine the definition of SH to correspond with the emerging world of cyberspace. Indeed, it was quickly evident that the availability of alternate modes of communicating not only introduced alternate modes of SH, but also created an environment in which SH was easy and acceptable. Given the loose legal regulations governing online harassment, the responsibility is left to organizations to understand the new face of SH and provide guidelines to discourage inappropriate online behavior.

Virtual Communities

2009 ◽  
pp. 1512-1519
Author(s):  
George Kontolemakis
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Semantic Space ◽  
Computer Networking ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Electronic Networks ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Improved Technology ◽  
Over Time

In recent years, computer-mediated communication has been the enabling factor for connecting people to one another and establishing “virtual relationships” (Igbaria, 1999; Johnston, Raizada, & Cronin, 1996). Virtual communities evolved as users of the early networks utilized them mainly for informal rather than business-related communication. These communities were not planned development in the sphere of computer networking. As this form of interaction increased, the users began to demand better and improved technology and functionality which would assist them in their interactions. “Virtual Communities describe the union between individuals or organizations who share common values and interests using electronic media to communicate within a shared semantic space on a regular basis” (Schubert, 1999). This was one of the first definitions of Virtual Communities. Nowadays, in considering companies that are building or trying to build virtual communities, it seems that the up-to-date definition of Virtual Communities is that these “involve establishing connections on electronic networks among people with common needs so that they can engage in shared discussions that persist and accumulate over time leading to complex webs of personal relationships and an increasing sense of identification with the overall community” (Hagel, 2007).

Theatre in Second Life® Holds the VR Mirror up to Nature

2011 ◽  
pp. 376-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Schrum
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Physical Presence ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of

As creative people inhabit virtual worlds, they bring their ideas for art and performance with them into these brave new worlds. While at first glance, virtual performance may have the outward trappings of theatre, some believe they don’t adhere to the basic traditional definition of theatre: the interaction between an actor and an audience. Detractors suggest that physical presence is required for such an interaction to take place. However, studies have shown that computer mediated communication (CMC) can be as real as face-to-face communication, where emotional response is concerned. Armed with this information, the author can examine how performance in a virtual world such as Second Life may indeed be like “real” theatre, what the possibilities for future virtual performance are, and may require that we redefine theatre for online performance venues.

scholarly journals "I Know How You Feel": Multifaceted Insights into the Expression of Support Strategies in Computer-Mediated-Communication

10.29007/wfnj ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Maíz-Arévalo ◽  
Alfonso Sánchez-Moya
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Communicative Practices ◽  
Linguistic Support ◽  
Support Strategies ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Communication Environments ◽  
Definition Of

This study seeks to explore the wide range of strategies that online users employ to express their linguistic support in computer-mediated-communication environments. Based on a purely semantic definition of the term support, this research puts forward a taxonomy containing several strategies by means of which support can be discursively transmitted in digital contexts. This taxonomy is thus applied to data collected from two prototypical communicative practices taking place online: a Facebook group and an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) forum, which amounts to a total of 12,327 and 26,452 words respectively. Findings show the most salient realisations for expressing support in these two online settings, drawing on the implications the use of a particular sort of strategy may have with regard to the communicative practices under investigation.

Blurring the Boundaries

2004 ◽  
pp. 80-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Synchronous Chat ◽  
Identity Privacy ◽  
Use Of The Internet

As use of the Internet has grown, so to has the amount of research concerning various aspects of computer-mediated communication (CMC). In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of research projects dealing with Internet-based, synchronous chat programs. Although timely, this increased research interest in synchronous chat media is problematic due to potential ethical dilemmas regarding data gathering and research publication. This paper examines the ethical problems related to subject identity, privacy and “chat copyright” in synchronous online research. Additionally, it addresses possible strategies for minimizing ethical conflict, while maintaining research integrity.

Factors in Fluidity of Leadership in Emerging Contexts

2013 ◽  
pp. 62-84
Author(s):  
Anna C. McFadden ◽  
Juanita F. McMath ◽  
Michelle Hale ◽  
Barrie Jo Price
Keyword(s):  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Current Events ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Leadership Actions

Using the definition of Hesselbein, Goldsmith, and Beckhard (1996), leaders are defined as those with followers and who garner influence with and among those followers. Mobile technologies, social media, and other computer-mediated communication tools have changed how those followers are connected to leaders and organizations as well as how influence can be exerted by the followers themselves. Leadership in political, economic, and educational contexts is examined through examples taken from research and current events. Three common themes emerged within each of the leadership sectors examined: time and place, the role of the individual vs. the group, and interactivity. These themes are explored through a framework of questions and leadership actions.

Process Metrics for Asynchronous Concurrent Engineering: Communication in an Internet Newsgroup

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Engineering Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Communication Activity ◽  
Process Metrics ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract This paper shows how computer mediated communication in a collaborative design process can be characterized and measured. The example data set is a very large Internet newsgroup captured during a sophomore design course. This paper addresses questions relevant to the management of the design process. Because the entire transaction has been captured, the messages in a newsgroup provide a wealth of information other than the name of the author. This paper attempts to use the topic and the time/date stamp to draw out deeper more subtle relationships. The weighted communication matrix is developed and a transformation is used to show that communication patterns can be detected. A dual concept, the Affinity Matrix, is presented to show relationships between topics. The topic space is developed to represent topic duration and participation. This leads to a formal definition of topic robustness. Communication activity is grouped by Myers-Briggs Personality Type of the participants. Based on analysis of cognitive modes, individuals tending to analytical and invention modes made active use of the newsgroup while individuals tending to affiliation and implementation made low use of the newsgroup.

Social Influence and Computer Mediated Communication

2011 ◽  
pp. 477-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley M. Okdie ◽  
Rosanna E. Guadagno
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Role Theory ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Use Of The Internet

This chapter examines contemporary research in computer-mediated communication (CMC) with regard to a specific question: How does attempting to influence individuals via CMC affect the social influence process? Over the past 15 years, the use of the Internet has shifted from an exhaustive information store, to another means with which to create and maintain group and individual social relationships (Postmes, Spears, & Lea, 2002). As a result, individuals engage in social influence via CMC. This chapter focuses on persuasion via instant messaging (synchronous text-based CMC) and e-mail (asynchronous text-based CMC) from two theoretical perspectives: dynamic social impact theory (Latané, 1996) and social role theory (Eagly, 1987). The findings of these two lines of research speak to the differences in the persuasion process when using CMC as well as individual differences such as gender of the interactants. Implications for research on computer mediated communication and social influence are discussed.

Internet-Savvy U.S. and Middle Eastern Extremist Groups

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edna Reid ◽  
Hsinchen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Collective Identity ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Extremist Groups ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Using an interdisciplinary perspective, this study provides a hyperlink and content analysis of 44 U.S. domestic and 40 Middle Eastern extremist groups' websites to analyze their use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) to support collective identity and mobilization. The findings contrast Middle Eastern extremist groups' use of the Internet to develop virtual communities and support their virtual command/control operations with the U.S. domestic groups' focus on communication and ideological indoctrination. Finally, the results suggest that the usages of CMC are underpinned by the geographical reach of extremist groups' campaign as well as their strategic goals, ideologies, needs, and political legitimacy, driving the various groups to use CMC in a distinctive manner.

scholarly journals Synchronous communication technologies for language learning: Promise and challenges in research and pedagogy

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Breffni O’Rourke ◽  
Ursula Stickler
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Joint Attention ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Synchronous Communication ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Definition Of

AbstractWe propose a definition of synchronous communication based on joint attention, noting that in certain mediated communication settings joint attention is a matter of perception rather than determinable fact. The most salient properties of synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) are real-time pressure to communicate and a greater degree of social presence relative to asynchronous communication. These properties underlie the benefits and challenges of SCMC for language learning, which we discuss under three headings: (1) SCMC as learning tool; (2) SCMC as target competence; and (3) SCMC as setting for learner dialogue, intracultural and intercultural. We survey research themes in SCMC and preview the contributions of the Special Issue. Finally, we identify questions for future research.

Global-net for Global Movements? A Network of Networks for a Movement of Movements

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
DONATELLA DELLA PORTA ◽  
LORENZO MOSCA
Keyword(s):  
Global Justice ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Logistical Resource ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Global Movements ◽  
Identification Processes

This article focuses on the use of Computer-Mediated Communication by the movement for global justice, with special attention to the organisations involved in the movement and its activists. We examined data collected during two supranational protest events: the anti-G8 protest in Genoa in July 2001 and the European Social Forum (ESF) in Florence in November 2002. In both cases, we have complemented an analysis of the Genoa Social Forum and ESF websites with a survey of activists, including questions about their use of the Internet. We then examine hypotheses about changes new technologies introduce in collective action. The Internet empowers social movements in: (a) purely instrumental ways (an additional logistical resource for ‘resource-poor’ actors), (b) a protest function (direct expression of protest); (c) symbolically (as a medium favouring identification processes in collective actors) and (d) cognitively (informing and sensitising public opinion).

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