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1、IT&SOCIETY,VOLUME1,ISSUE1,SUMMER2002,PP.166-179http://www.ITandSociety.orgPROJECTSYNTOPIA:SOCIALCONSEQUENCESOFINTERNETUSEJAMESE.KATZRONALDE.RICEABSTRACTThisarticleprovidesanoverviewoftheSyntopiaProjectandresultsfromnationallyrepresentativetelephonesurve
2、ysofInternetuse/nonuseandsocialimpactsfrom1995,1996,1997and2000.Themainthemescoveredinthesurveysareaccess,community/politicalinvolvement,andsocialinteraction.AfterabriefoverviewofassociationsbetweenInternetuseandinvolvement,thearticlesummarizestherelati
3、onshipsbetweenInternetuseandnonuse,andofflineandonlinesocialinteraction.Essentially,acrossthesamples,Internetusersarequitesociable—theyaremoreinvolvedandsociallyactivethannonusers.Theseandrelatedresultsimplythatneitherdystopiannorutopianviewsofthesocial
4、consequencesoftheInternetaresupportedbyrepresentativesurveydata.Rather,theresultssupportamoresyntopianperspective:theInternethasallowedindividualsandgroupstofindcommoninterests,engageinvarioustypesofexchangeandcreatebondsofconcern,supportandaffectiontha
5、tcanunitethem—forbothgoodandill.________________________JamesE.KatzisProfessorintheDepartmentofCommunicationattheSchoolofCommunication,Information&LibraryStudies,RutgersUniversity,wherehestudiessocialusesandimplicationsofnewmedia,especiallytheInternetan
6、dmobilecommunication.RonaldE.RiceisDistinguishedProfessor,andChair,intheDepartmentofCommunicationattheSchoolofCommunication,Information&LibraryStudies,RutgersUniversity,wherehestudiesthediffusionofinnovations,socialaspectsofnewmedia,andpubliccommunicati
7、oncampaigns.TheauthorsremainindebtedtoPhilipAspden,nowoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,forhispivotalroleinearlySyntopiaProject’sdatacollectionandanalysis.TheauthorsalsoacknowledgethecontinuedandgeneroussupportoftheMarkleFoundation.©2002byStanfordUniversit
8、y167PROJECTSYNTOPIAKATZ&RICEThediminutivecomputermousehasroared,affectingthecommunicationandsocialbehaviorsofmillionsofpeople.However,asthisinauguralissueofIT&Societyattests,socialscientistsandtheirplethoraofsponsors(includingthe
