The Paradox of Internet Groups: Alone in the Presence of Virtual Others

by Haim Weinberg

The New International Library of Group Analysis Drawing on the seminal ideas of British, European, and American group analysts, psychoanalysts, social psychologists, and social scientists, the books in this series focus on the study of small and large groups, organisations, and other social systems, and on the study of the transpersonal and transgenerational sociality of human nature. NILGA books will be required reading for the members of professional organisations in the fields of group analysis, psychoanalysis, and related social sciences. They will be indispensable for the “formation” of students of psychotherapy, whether they are mainly interested in clinical work with patients or in consultancy to teams and organisational clients within the private and public sectors.

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2012

Reviews

[Ioannis Kiratzis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is very well written. I was able to follow through the book and understand psychoanalytic concepts I had no previous contact with.

My main disagreements with it are, that I felt at some point things were not properly cited and very opinion based. Also the internet is vast and highly mutable, lots of the things described might not be present any more. Especially things pertaining to online cencorship and multiculturalism.

Despite these, the group analytic insight on internet groups was completely new and very interesting. I think I learned a lot from this book.

p.s. copywriting the word "e-ntimacy" is a bit ridiculous, probably stolen from the internet