The Ray Ozzie NY Times article for Dec 1 (thanks to Art McGee for sending it) says that email allows people to work together "mind to mind, regardless of their physical well-being. You can work with someone without prejudice, and their true talents will be shown." This is a comforting thought that many of us have proposed and written about. But it's really a hypothesis. Has any research been done in the past few years on the extent to which e-contact reduces prejudice? Please don't send me private comments or attachments; I'm away for the next 8 days and I don't want a choked in-box. Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman@chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________