The Network Society
by
Professor Jan A. G. M. Van Dijk
A new edition of a truly classic text in media studies. This now benchmark title is written by one of the leading academics in the world, and has been revised and updated to fully understand the changes in our society due to the rise of social networks and their impact on our world.
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Complete description
The Network Society is now more than ever the essential guide to the past, consequences and future of digital communication. Fully revised, this Third Edition covers crucial new issues and updates, including: / the long history of social media and Web 2.0: why it's not as new as we think / digital youth culture as a foreshadow of future new media use / the struggle for control of the internet among Microsoft, Google, Apple and Facebook / the contribution of media networks to the current financial crisis / complete update of the literature on the facts, theories, trends and technologies of the internet / new features for students with boxes of chapter questions, conclusions and boxed explanations of key concepts This book remains an accessible, comprehensive, must-read introduction to how new media function in contemporary society.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
SAGE Publications Ltd
Edition details
3rd Revised edition
City:
London
Edition:
REV
Pages:
336
More info:
height 242 mm
width 170 mm
weight 612 gr
thickness 23 mm
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Age recommended:
College/higher education
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey:(DC23) 302.23
Record updated at:
22 May, 2013
time:
13:48
Summary
The Network Society
Introduction A New Infrastructure for Society A Second Communications Revolution? Characteristics of the New Media Communication Capacities of the New Media The Nature and Design of the Book Networks: The Nervous System of Society What is a Network Society? A Short History of the Human Web Networks at All Levels Causes of the Rise of Networks The Seven 'Laws' of the Web From Mass Society to Network Society Technology Technical Foundations of the Network Society Current Technical Trends Economy Causes of the Current Communications Revolution A Flow Economy Enterprise 2.0 Markets, Hierarchies and Networks Characteristics of a Network Economy The Producers: From Infrastructure to Service Providers The Consumers: The Pushers and Pulled Politics and Power The Vulnerability of Networks Network Politics The Internet: A Tool for Democracy? E-Participation Power in the Organization Privacy and Personal Autonomy Law The Law Undermined by Networks Who Rules the Internet? Information and Communication Freedom Intellectual Property Rights The Right to Privacy Social Structure Space and Time in the Network Society The Blurring Spheres of Living The Rise of the Social Media Unity and Fragmentation: A New Social Cohesion Networks and Social (In)Equality The Digital Divide The Instability of the Network Society Culture What Is Digital Culture? Characteristics of Digital Culture The Quantity and Quality of New Media Content Digital Youth Culture: Foreshadow of the Future? Trends in New Media Use Psychology Perception and the New Media Cognition and the New Media Learning with the New Media The Social Psychology of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) Changes in Human Personality? Conclusions and Policy Perspectives General Conclusions The Network Society in North America, Europe, East Asia and the Third World Policy Perspectives for the Network Society
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