Preface
1. A Meeting of the Minds
2. From Cave Paintings to Chat Rooms: The Sociomental Foundation of Connectedness
3. Making the Connection . . . Across Time, Space, and Cyberspace
4. Till Death Do We Disconnect? Keeping Connections Alive
5. How Real Does It Get? Properties of Sociomental Bonds
6. The Social "Fallout" of Connecting at a Distance
Appendix 1. Investigating the Sociomental: The Face-to-Face Interview Methodology
Appendix 2. Cyberspace Connecting: The Online Survey
Methodology
Notes
References
Index