Journal of Information and Media Studies
Online ISSN : 1349-3302
Print ISSN : 1348-5857
ISSN-L : 1348-5857
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The mental system of people engaging in Internet
—A study to Turkle's multiple selves theory—
Shigeo Kawashima
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2006 Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 39-51

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This paper takes the issue with Turkle's assertion. Thought it has been often pointed out, Turkle reported that the self is multiple and distributed in the age of the Internet. But little attention has been given to another aspect of Turkle's study. Because binding is acted on each of multiple selves, coherent expression is demanded from him/her. In addition, because mentality has internal mechanisms, the acceptance of multiple selves depends on the internal mechanisms. Turkle's argument is based on these points properly. However, this paper must present doubt for Turkle's assertion about personal web pages. Turkle's statement about personal web pages is adequate only when some conditions are satisfied.
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© 2006 Japan Society for Information and Media Studies
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