Editing Computer-mediated communication (section)

== Benefits ==
The nature of CMC means that it is easy for individuals to engage in communication with others regardless of time, location, or other spatial constraints to communication.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Martin-Rubió|first=Xavier|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SupwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA9|title=Contextualising English as a Lingua Franca: From Data to Insights|date=2018-09-30|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-5275-1696-0|language=en}}</ref> In that CMC allows for individuals to collaborate on projects that would otherwise be impossible due to such factors as geography,<ref>Crum, [http://denvertechnology.blogspot.com/2012/11/advantages-and-disadvantages-of.html "Advantages and Disadvantages of Computer-Mediated Communication"]</ref> it has enhanced social interaction not only between individuals but also in working life.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Katz|first1=James E.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wt5AsHEgUh0C&dq=mobile+communication+studies&pg=PR9|title=Perpetual Contact: Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance|last2=Aakhus|first2=Mark|date=2002-03-21|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-00266-0|language=en}}</ref> In addition, CMC can also be useful for allowing individuals who might be intimidated due to factors like character or disabilities to participate in communication. By allowing an individual to communicate in a location of their choosing, a CMC call allows a person to engage in communication with minimal stress.<ref>Lane, [http://www.uky.edu/~drlane/techno/cmcasset.htm "Computer-Mediated Communication in the Classroom: Asset or Liability?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218182124/http://www.uky.edu/~drlane/techno/cmcasset.htm |date=2014-12-18 }}</ref> Making an individual comfortable through CMC also plays a role in self-disclosure, which allows a communicative partner to open up more easily and be more expressive. When communicating through an electronic medium, individuals are less likely to engage in stereotyping and are less self-conscious about physical characteristics. The role that anonymity plays in online communication can also encourage some users to be less defensive and form relationships with others more rapidly.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schouten |first1=Alexander P. |last2=Valkenburg |first2=Patti M. |last3=Peter |first3=Jochen |title=An Experimental Test of Processes Underlying Self-Disclosure in Computer-Mediated Communication |journal=Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace |date=1 November 2009 |volume=3 |issue=2 |url=https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/4227 }}</ref>