在网络空间依旧旋转的螺旋

互联网的飞速发展及其特有的性质,使传播学中的许多传统理论受到质疑,其中就包括"沉默的螺旋"假说。在互联网上,根据传统的实证研究得出的"沉默的螺旋"是否会消失?根据诺依曼"沉默的螺旋"假说的核心概念和基本假定,通过辨析,从"群体压力"、"孤独恐惧感"和"从众心理"等方面能够论证"沉默的螺旋"产生的基本条件在网络空间中仍然存在。由此得出结论,"沉默的螺旋"在网络空间中仍以自己的方式存在着。

The Rotating Helix in the Cyberspace

Many traditional theories in Communication Science including the hypothesis of The Silent Helix have been called into question because of the rapid development of Internet and its unique characters.On the Internet,whether the theory of The Silent Helix drawn from the demonstrative research will disappear This paper will argue from the view of fear of loneliness and group psychology in order to prove that the basic conditions concluded from the Silent Helix on the basis of central concepts and basic assumption of Noyiman's hypothesis will stay.As a result,the Silent Helix still exists in its own way in cyberspace.