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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828054903321

Autore

Tsatsou Panayiota <1976->

Titolo

Internet studies : past, present and future directions / / Panayiota Tsatsou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-315-58957-5

1-317-11362-4

1-317-11361-6

1-78539-062-7

1-4094-4642-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Disciplina

302.23/1

Soggetti

Internet - Social aspects

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

Cover; Contents; 1 Introduction: Moving from Mass Media to Internet Studies?; 2 Writing the Histories of the Internet and of its Study: Certainties and Enigmas; 3 Theorising the Internet: Crafting an Internet Theory; 4 Studying the Role of the Internet in a Real-Life Context: Opportunities versus Risks; 5 Research and the Internet: Fast-Growing Internet Research; 6 Conclusion: The Unexpected Future of the Internet and its Study; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive overview of the field, Internet Studies considers key issues of social importance that the study of the Internet draws upon. At the same time, it examines the role of the Internet in social research and the development of highly interdisciplinary and rapidly developing Internet research. Hence, this volume maps out areas of certainty and uncertainty in the study of the Internet and, as such, it will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, sociology and social research methods.