Intergroup interaction in the space of imagined and virtual groups

- Korobanova, Olha (orcid.org/0000-0003-3539-871X) (2022) Intergroup interaction in the space of imagined and virtual groups In: Cyber socialization in conditions of increased uncertainty: Materials of the VI scientific and practical seminar (Tilburg, August 26, 2022) . Tilburg University Press, с. Tilburg, Netherlands, pp. 22-25.

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Abstract

Cyberspace is a certain reflection of the social environment, so virtual groups are subject to processes that are present in real groups. Quite often, the boundaries of group members are violated and their protection, restoration and defense is required. Members of such groups often provide group support to their friends, use their in-group status and, in particular, leadership. The virtual world of communication in social networks and PC/mobile applications is real for their users and to some extent compensates for the missing informational and emotional aspects of real communication, encouraging a new type of behavior - "hanging out on the Internet". Imagined groups are groups present in the mentality of people to whom a person belongs, they are considered as specially constructed communities that are imagined and represented by people who perceive themselves as part of them, community members keep in their minds a mental image of their similarity, and this unites them. Virtual groups are groups of like-minded people created for a specific purpose, existing in virtual cyberspace, created in computer/mobile applications such as Viber, Telegram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. and other discussion forums. The study of the features of virtual groups and the interactions that take place in them will be productive if we take into account the imaginary groups to which their members belong. Activity in virtual groups can be motivated by the need for emotional support, the desire to express support for oneself, the desire to join like-minded people, and status claims.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	cyberspace, imaginary groups, virtual groups, group interaction, intergroup interaction
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 00 Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics > 004 Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing > 004.7 Computer communication. Computer networks > 004.77 General networking applications and services Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology
Divisions:	The Institute of Social and Political Psychology > Department of Psychology of Small Groups and Intergroup Relations
Depositing User:	с.н.с. Ольга Леонідівна Коробанова
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2023 14:12
Last Modified:	23 Mar 2023 14:12
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/734599

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