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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451291303321

Autore

Cavanagh Allison

Titolo

Sociology in the age of the Internet [[electronic resource] /] / Allison Cavanagh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-12910-0

9786611129101

0-335-22958-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Sociology and Social Change

Disciplina

303.4834

Soggetti

Internet - Social aspects

Information society

Computers and civilization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One The rise of the network metaphor; Chapter 1 Approaches to networks; Chapter 2 Network methodologies; Chapter 3 The network society; Chapter 4 The internet as a network; Part Two The internet as a medium; Introduction to Part Two; Chapter 5 Elements of a public sphere; Chapter 6 Interactivity: it's got to be jelly 'cos jam don't shake like that; Chapter 7 The global public sphere and forms of power; Part Three The internet as a social space; Introduction to Part Three

Chapter 8 CommunityChapter 9 Online identity; Conclusion to Part Three; Part Four The internet as a technology; Introduction to Part Four; Chapter 10 Sociologies oftechnology; Chapter 11 The sociology of technology and the internet emergent perspectives; References; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

There has been a diverse body of writing from scholars in the social sciences who have been studying changes brought about by communication technologies in general and the Internet in particular. This title evaluates the work in this area and is suitable for academics



and students interested in the relationship between the internet and society.