| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Snook, Jason Spence
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| Author's Email Address |
jsnook@vt.edu |
| URN |
etd-05142002-153104 |
| Title |
The Effect of Technology on Social Interaction in Local Community Organizations |
| Degree |
Master of Science |
| Department |
Computer Science |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Mary Beth Rosson |
Committee Chair |
| Andrea Kavanaugh |
Committee Member |
| John Carroll |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- Community Networks
- Community
- Social Impact
- Social Capital
- Social Interaction
- Network Communities
- Internet
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| Date of Defense |
2002-05-10 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
With each new innovation in technology since at least the Industrial Revolution, and probably before, optimists and pessimists have squared off in a cyclic debate over the impact of the day’s newest technology. Self-proclaimed futurists for centuries have attempted to foretell the impact of technology on society with varied success. The goal of this research project is to study the effect of computer network technology on the social interactions of the local community organizations in Blacksburg, VA. Online surveys filled out by the leaders and members of these organizations measure different aspects of each organization and the use and usage of Internet technology within that organization. Correlations between the two may help us identify ways technology has affected the way we communicate with one another. Are community organizations communicating more or less? If so, how? Has face-to-face interaction been forsaken in lieu of technology such as email? The effects found in the survey results should give way to meaningful discourse on how technology can best be used to aid social interaction in local organizations.
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