Connecting -- Contents -- 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 -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5 -- CHAPTER 6 -- APPENDIX 1 -- APPENDIX 2 -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.