The Science of Cyber Behavior: An Emerged Field of Research

2. What Makes The Science Of Cyber Behavior An Emerged Field Of Research?

This is not an easy question to answer intuitively, while both the general public would agree on existence of cyber behavior in modern society and scientific researchers might agree on ubiquitous, complex, and dynamic nature of cyber behavior as a new, unique, and important human phenomenon.

Science is generally considered as a systematic enterprise that advances empirical, theoretical, and practical knowledge to describe, explain, and predict natural, social, mental, artifactual phenomena in order to improve the life of human beings. It has evolved from ancient science to classic, modern, and contemporary science. There exist a wide variety of specialized scientific fields that are either well established for hundreds of years (e.g., physics, mathematics, and philosophy) or else merged over several decades (e.g., computer science, materials science, and neuroscience).

The science of cyber behavior is a field of research that examines cyber behavior. It has a history of approximately 30 years since Sherry Turkle published her seminal book entitled Second Self. Strong evidence shows that over the last 30 years it has changed from an emerging field into an emerged field, and in the future will certainly become an established field.