Communities in cyberspace / / edited by Marc A. Smith and Peter Kollock

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910170984603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999
• ISBN: 1-134-65411-1; 1-134-65412-X; 0-203-26313-8; 1-280-11051-1; 0-203-19495-0
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 323 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): SmithMarc A. <1965->; KollockPeter
• Disciplina: 303.48/33
• Soggetti: Computer networks - Social aspects; Internet - Social aspects; Interpersonal relations; Social problems; Social control; Technology and civilization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part Part one Introduction -- chapter 1 Communities in cyberspace -- part Part two Identity -- chapter 2 Identity and deception in the virtual community / Judith S. Donath -- chapter 3 Reading race online -- chapter 4 Writing in the body -- part Part three Social order and control -- chapter 5 Hierarchy and power -- chapter 6 Problems of conflict management in virtual communities / Anna DuVal Smith -- part Part four Community structure and dynamics -- chapter 7 Virtual communities as communities -- chapter 8 Invisible crowds in cyberspace -- chapter 9 The economies of online cooperation -- part Part five Collective action -- chapter 10 The promise and the peril of social action in cyberspace -- chapter 11 Electronic homesteading on the rural frontier -- chapter 12 Cyberspace and disadvantaged ; communities.
• Sommario/riassunto: This wide-ranging introductory text looks at the virtual community of cyberspace and analyses its relationship to real communities lived out in today's societies. Issues such as race, gender, power, economics and ethics in cyberspace are grouped under four main sections and discussed by leading experts: * identity * social order and control * community structure and dynamics * collective action. This topical new book displays how the idea of community is being challenged and rewritten by the increasing power and range of cyberspace. As new societies and relationships are formed in this virtual landscape, we now have to consider the potential consequences this may have on our own community and societies. Clearly and concisely written with a wide range of international examples, this edited volume is an essential introduction to the sociology of the internet. It will appeal to students and professionals, and to those concerned about the changing relationships between information technology and a society which is fast becoming divided between those on-line and those not.