The Effect of Technology on Social Interaction in Local Community Organizations

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dc.contributor.authorSnook, Jason Spenceen
dc.contributor.committeechairRosson, Mary Bethen
dc.contributor.committeememberCarroll, John M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKavanaugh, Andrea L.en
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:36:46Zen
dc.date.adate2002-06-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:36:46Zen
dc.date.issued2002-05-10en
dc.date.rdate2003-06-24en
dc.date.sdate2002-05-14en
dc.description.abstractWith 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.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05142002-153104en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05142002-153104/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32741en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartJasonSnookVita.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartJasonSnookThesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCommunity Networksen
dc.subjectCommunityen
dc.subjectSocial Impacten
dc.subjectSocial Capitalen
dc.subjectSocial Interactionen
dc.subjectNetwork Communitiesen
dc.subjectInterneten
dc.titleThe Effect of Technology on Social Interaction in Local Community Organizationsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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