E-empowerment: Empowerment by the Internet

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• 作者：Yair Amichai-Hamburger ; Katelyn Y.A. McKenna ; Samuel-Azran Tal
• 关键词：Empowerment ; Internet
• 刊名：Computers in Human Behavior
• 出版年：2008
• 期刊代码：41_07475632
• 类别：cp
• 出版时间：September 2008
• 卷：24
• 期：5
• 页码：1776-1789
• 文件大小：164 K

摘要

This article focuses on the concept of empowerment and the ways in which the Internet is being utilized as an empowering tool. This analysis ranges from the personal to the global levels and the consequences of that empowerment are also discussed. We propose a four-level model that serves to explain what we term E-empowerment and the effects that can be observed at each of the four levels, ranging from (1) the personal; (2) the interpersonal; (3) group; and (4) citizenship. The potential for future development of E-empowerment is also discussed.