LEADER 02901nam 22003733a 450 001 9910831827203321 005 20230124202333.0 010 $a1-83909-978-X 024 8 $ahttps://doi.org/10.1108/9781839099762 035 $a(CKB)5460000000185186 035 $a(ScCtBLL)77de81bb-dc1e-418b-a4be-1380515cd1d5 035 $a(EXLCZ)995460000000185186 100 $a20211214i20212021 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $auru|||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe Social, Cultural and Environmental Costs of Hyper-Connectivity : $eSleeping Through the Revolution /$fMike Hynes 210 1$a[s.l.] :$cEmerald Publishing,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource 330 $aThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. This book seeks broader critical engagement with the design, development and adoption processes of contemporary digital technologies. Such technology has been the catalyst for great improvements in the fields of medicine, employment, education and communications. Yet, a new digital age has also brought a unique set of societal, cultural and environmental challenges that have yet to be fully understood and, when needed, confronted. It could be argued that aspirations to develop an information super-highway that would be an instrument for human flourishing, has given way to vast stores of worthless trivia and is hijacking our attention at every opportunity. In the absence of robust sociological input at the conceptual stages of digital communication technology development, the probability of these tools and instruments delivering change that is deeply personally, socially, culturally and environmentally damaging will continue to grow. Critical exploration of the organisational, social, political and environmental context of digital communications technology is necessary, without which technology will continue to be left 'to its own device' to determine the social and cultural values of societies, for better or worse. The Social, Cultural and Environmental Costs of Hyper-Connectivity investigates the profound effects 21st century digital technology is having on our individual and collective lives and seeks to confront the realities of a new digital age. Changes brought about by digital technology are frequently disruptive and, thus, need to be designed to protect against harm on society. 606 $aSocial Science / Sociology / Social Theory$2bisacsh 606 $aSocial Science / Sociology$2bisacsh 606 $aSocial sciences 615 7$aSocial Science / Sociology / Social Theory 615 7$aSocial Science / Sociology 615 0$aSocial sciences 700 $aHynes$b Mike 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910831827203321 997 $aUNINA