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Sanjeev P. Sahni Garima Jain Editors Internet Infidelity An Interdisciplinary Insight in a Global Context fi Internet In delity Sanjeev P. Sahni Garima Jain (cid:129) Editors fi Internet In delity An Interdisciplinary Insight in a Global Context 123 Editors Sanjeev P.Sahni GarimaJain Jindal Institute of BehaviouralSciences Jindal Institute of BehaviouralSciences O.P. JindalGlobal University O.P. JindalGlobal University Sonipat, Haryana Sonipat, Haryana India India ISBN978-981-10-5411-2 ISBN978-981-10-5412-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5412-9 LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2017945234 ©SpringerNatureSingaporePteLtd.2018 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission orinformationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilar methodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publicationdoesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesareexemptfrom therelevantprotectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authorsortheeditorsgiveawarranty,expressorimplied,withrespecttothematerialcontainedhereinor for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictionalclaimsinpublishedmapsandinstitutionalaffiliations. Printedonacid-freepaper ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbySpringerNature TheregisteredcompanyisSpringerNatureSingaporePteLtd. Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:152BeachRoad,#21-01/04GatewayEast,Singapore189721,Singapore Foreword The advancement of science and technology has had a profound impact on human society. The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, famously remarked: “When something is such a creative medium as the web, the limitstoitareourimagination.”Theheartofthechallengeposedbytheinternetto human society is in relation to its inherent ability to transcend all barriers and boundaries—social,economic,cultural,political,andgeographical.Inthisprocess, it hascreated enormousopportunities for people tostretch theirimaginations.This hasbroughtaboutnewchallengesthatwearegrapplingwithtoday,anditwilltake a lot more effort and time to respond to these challenges. The former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, observed, “The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn’t understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had.” Globalization has created opportunities for the use of the internet in ways that couldn’thave been imagined before. In fact, the internet hasexpedited theprocess ofglobalization.Themostfundamentalquestionsposedbythisbookareaboutthe regulation, policy, and governance of the internet globally. While societies can debate about what constitutes “morality” and in that process attempt to define “infidelity”,thereisaneedtodeveloparigorousandcomprehensiveunderstanding about these issues that govern the use of the internet. It has profound implications for human behaviour and institutional responses. ThebookInternetInfidelity:AnInterdisciplinaryInsightinaGlobalContextisa bold attempt to grapple with the most difficult issues relating to the use of the internetanditsimplicationsforhumansociety.Itattemptstoaddresscomplexissue of ethics and morality with advancements in science and technology while pro- tecting and promoting the freedom to innovate. The study of the internet and its social consequences is a subject matter of great interest for all of humanity. The internet in all its manifestations has the most significant impact on human beha- viour.Theimportanceofscientific,interdisciplinary,andrigorousstudyofinternet infidelity needs to be better understood in academia and society as it cuts across various disciplines, including but not limited to psychology, ethics, criminology, law, sociology, anthropology, and many aspects of the human sciences. v vi Foreword TwooutstandingfacultymembersoftheJindalInstituteofBehaviouralSciences ofO.P.JindalGlobalUniversity,DrSanjeevP.SahniandMsGarimaJain,haveled theefforttoproducethisvaluablebook.Icomplimenttheeffortsoftheeditorsand authors of the book for their painstaking efforts to produce this volume. In par- ticular, I would like to congratulate and appreciate the commendable contributions of Dr Sanjeev P. Sahni, Principal Director of the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, for his inspiring leadership of the institute that has enabled scholars and researchers to contribute to the development of research and scholarship. I am confident that this book will be a valuable tool for all scholars, researchers, and studentswhoareinterestedinthesystematicandrigorousstudyoftheimpactofthe internet on society. Sonipat, Haryana, India Professor C. Raj Kumar March 2017 Vice Chancellor O.P. Jindal Global University Acknowledgements This book is the result of substantial contribution and extensive effort by the aca- demicians,experts,andprofessionalswhohaveauthoredtheelevenchaptersofthis book. All the chapters present the issue of internet infidelity from an interdisci- plinaryperspective.Wewouldliketoexpressourgratitudetothemanypeoplewho saw us through this book; to all those who provided support, talked things over, read,wrote,offeredcomments,andassistedintheediting,proofreadinganddesign. AstheeditorsofthisbookandfacultymembersofO.P.JindalGlobalUniversity (JGU),we would like toextend our gratitude to theJindalInstitute ofBehavioural Sciences (JIBS), JGU, for extending support in every possible way towards the successful completion of this book. We would like to extend profound thanks and appreciation to the Founding Chancellor of JGU, Mr Naveen Jindal, for his philanthropic effort in establishing thisuniversity.Withouthis visionandsupportinproviding academicfreedomand research opportunities to the faculty members and researchers at JGU, this book would not have been possible. We are immensely grateful to our Vice Chancellor, Professor C. Rajkumar, who has always supported and encouraged the initiatives and activities at JIBS. We would like to thank Dr Neha Mehra, Dr Krishan Kumar Pandey, and Dr Manjushree Palit, whose guidance and constructive criticism have contributed immenselytotheevolutionofthisbook.WearegratefultoDrJagdishBatra,whosefinal comments and feedback were immensely helpful in editing this book. Our special thankstoourstudents,MsShilpitaSen,MrAdityaMarwah,andMrNaveenJainfor theirassistanceandinsightsthatgreatlyassistedtheresearch.Also,weacknowledgethe effortofMsAishwaryaThakur,internatJIBS,forhertechnicalandanalyticalsupport. Finally, we also extend our thanks to all others who have not been mentioned here, but who took the initiative to provide ideas and insights for the book, in the process of shaping it. Sanjeev P. Sahni Garima Jain vii Contents 1 An Overview: Internet Infidelity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sanjeev P. Sahni and Garima Jain 2 User Control Over Personal Information: A Case Study of Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Indranath Gupta 3 Adultery in the Age of Technology: Complexities and Methodological Challenges in Studying Internet Infidelity . . . . . . . 31 Garima Jain and Shilpita Sen 4 CulturalInstitutionsinNewTechnology:EvidencefromInternet Infidelity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Padmanabha Ramanujam, Yugank Goyal and Sriya Sridhar 5 Technology and Virtual Sex: Online Infidelity in the US . . . . . . . . 69 Emilio C. Viano 6 Internet Infidelity in the Cultural Framework of Spain . . . . . . . . . 85 Gonzalo Aza Blanc 7 Sexual Identity Expression on the Internet: An Empirical Study of Homosexuals, Heterosexuals, and Bisexuals in India . . . . . . . . . 105 Garima Jain, Sanjeev P. Sahni and Neha Sehgal 8 OnlineInfidelityandIntimatePartnerViolence:ExploringTheir Perceived Association Among Young Adults in India . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Sramana Majumdar 9 Internet Infidelity: Interface with Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 NimeshG.Desai,ShaileshJha,AnanyaChoudhuryandBhavukGarg ix x Contents 10 Internet Infidelity in India: The Availability of Legal Recourse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Arpita Biswas 11 Myths Associated with Internet Infidelity: Is It a Real Problem? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Sanjeev P. Sahni and Swarnim Swasti Index .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 185 Editors and Contributors About the Editors Sanjeev P. Sahni is Principal Director and Professor at the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences,O.P.JindalGlobalUniversity(JGU).HeistheDirectoroftworesearch-basedinstitutes: theCentreforVictimologyandPsychologicalStudies,andtheCentreforLeadershipandChange. HeisalsoservingasSpecialAdvisortotheViceChancelloratJGU. ProfessorSahniholdsaPhDandpost-graduatedegreeinpsychologywithaspecializationin criminalpsychologyfromPunjabUniversity,Chandigarh.Hisresearchinterestslieintheareasof organizational behaviour, infidelity, technology and couples, cyberpsychology, criminal psy- chology,andgender-basedviolence. Professor Sahni served as a scientist at the Sports Authority of India for 14 years, where he established performance enhancement centres for training in psychological skills. He has devel- oped special educational training programmes for sportspersons, army officers, administrative officers,humanresourcespersonnel,andgovernmentofficialsonstressmanagementandperfor- manceenhancement,emotionalintelligence,leadership,andbiofeedback.Hehasbeenavisiting scientist at the University of Houston and the University of Illinois, USA, and has worked as a socialscientistwiththePostGraduateInstituteofMedicalEducationandResearch,Chandigarh. BeforejoiningO.P.JindalGlobalUniversity,ProfessorSahniwasHead—EducationatJindal Steel&PowerLimited(JSPL),partoftheUSD15billionO.P.JindalGroup.Aftersuccessfully leadingtheHRfunctionsoftheorganizationforfouryears,in2010hewasentrustedwithanother challengingroleofHead—Education.HehasmanagedvariouseducationalinstitutesrunbyJSPL, which include O.P. Jindal Global University (OPJGU), Jindal Institute of Technology (OPJIT), JindalInstituteofPowerTechnology(JIPT),fourCommunityCollegesofTechnologyandSkills (OPJCCTS), three Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Medical College, physiotherapy courses, and10schools.ProfessorSahnialsoworkedasCo-ProjectDirectoroftheMontgomeryCollege, India,initiative,TransformingBoundaries,fundedbytheUSStateDepartmentandUSIEF. He has authored, co-authored, edited, and reviewed many books and research papers on the death penalty, euthanasia, internet infidelity, perceptual organization of criminals, performance enhancement of sportsmen, stress management, etc. He has been awarded fellowships by the Indian Association of Sports Medicine, Sports Psychology Association of India, and the Indian CouncilofMedicalResearch. Garima Jain is at present Assistant Director (Research) at the Jindal Institute of Behavioural SciencesatO.P.JindalGlobalUniversity.SheholdsM.Sc.inAppliedPsychologyfromBharthiar UniversityandBachelors(Hons)inEconomicsfromDelhiUniversity.Shehasanexperienceof morethanfiveyearsinteachingPsychology.Herresearchinterestliesintheareasofgender-based xi
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