The sociology of the Internet (or the social psychology of the internet) involves the application of sociological or social psychological theory and method to the Internet as a source of information and communica… See more

The Internet is a relatively new phenomenon. As Robert Darnton wrote, it is a revolutionary change that "took place yesterday, or the day before, depending on how you measure it." The Internet developed f… See more

According to DiMaggio et al. (1999), research tends to focus on the Internet's implications in five domains:
1. inequality (the issues of digital divide)
2. public and social capital (the issues of date displaceme… See more