Dear all, I've just been persuaded to self-promote my new book, although I am quite embarrassed doing so. At any rate, for those of you who might be interested The book is titled 'Cyberspace Romance: The Psychology of online relationships and is available from the publisher's website: http://www.palgrave.com/products/Catalogue.aspx?is=1403945144 and can be purchased from Amazon. Here is the book's blurb: Description How do people play at love in cyberspace? How are these relationships different and similar to the way individuals initiate, develop and maintain offline relationships? Monica Whitty and Adrian N. Carr address each of these questions and argue that cyberspace should not be perceived as a conglomeration of bodiless selves. In this book, cyberspace is depicted as a potentially more playful space than the offline world. Nonetheless, despite the liberating qualities cyberspace has to offer, cyberspace can be problematic for some - especially when individuals venture too far into the realms of fantasy. Through examples of Whitty's own research on cyber-relationships, online dating, Internet infidelity, cyber-harassment, and presentation of self online, as well as drawing from other people's research, the positive and negative aspects of online relating are presented. Cyberspace Romance is an invaluable resource for anyone studying or conducting research on Internet relationships or interested in their own or others' online romances. and the Table of Contents: Contents Cyber-relationships, The Story so Far
From Courtly Love to Cyber-flirting Playing at Love: Winnicott and Potential Space Object Engagement and Dysfunctional Aspects of Relating Online Cyber-cheating: Can We Really be Liberated in Cyberspace? Deviance and Cyberspace Online Dating: Shopping for Love on the Internet Characters and Archetypes in Cyberspace Visions of the Future
Kind Regards, Monica Dr. Monica Whitty Queen's University Belfast School of Psychology David Keir Building Northern Ireland BT7 1NN Phone: +44 (0)28 9097 5654 Email: m.whitty@qub.ac.uk http://www.psych.qub.ac.uk/staff/teaching/whitty/profile/