The Internet and Social ChangeMcFarland, 6 de jul. de 2017 - 239 páginas Starting with only four hosts in 1969, the Internet consisted of more than 56 million hosts by the end of 1999. In 1993, the World Wide Web was only 130 sites strong; six years later it boasted more than seven million sites. Despite this explosive growth of the Internet and computer technology, little is known about the social implications of computer mediated communications. In this work, the author uses social science theory to evaluate the social transformations taking place today. She asks whether human beings use the Internet to change basic social institutions, and if so, whether these changes are a matter of degree only or represent an overthrow of previous modes of organizing. The work examines the rise of the Internet as the logical extension of the Industrial Revolution and urbanization consistent with the basic tenets of modernity, and offers a new conceptual framework through which to understand the Internet. |
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... meaning of such interaction at the micro level, it is equally important to assess the macro social implications. These macro social implications are the focus of this work. With a social constructionist perspective on communications ...
... meaning of such interaction at the micro level, it is equally important to assess the macro social implications. These macro social implications are the focus of this work. With a social constructionist perspective on communications ...
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... meaning of it all. In short, this book does not weigh the good points and the bad points of networked computing, nor does it attempt to reach moral conclusions about the impact of the Net on the individual or society. What this book ...
... meaning of it all. In short, this book does not weigh the good points and the bad points of networked computing, nor does it attempt to reach moral conclusions about the impact of the Net on the individual or society. What this book ...
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... meaning of the generalized other and changes in social organization would be a great improvement over the blanketing approach of technological determinism, as people of di›ering cultures adopt di›erent technologies to di›ering degrees ...
... meaning of the generalized other and changes in social organization would be a great improvement over the blanketing approach of technological determinism, as people of di›ering cultures adopt di›erent technologies to di›ering degrees ...
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... meaning of the Internet or lay versions of its technical parameters. Further, many of the founding fathers were either interviewed by or wrote their own articles for popular press journals and newspapers. Reporters began logging on ...
... meaning of the Internet or lay versions of its technical parameters. Further, many of the founding fathers were either interviewed by or wrote their own articles for popular press journals and newspapers. Reporters began logging on ...
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... meaning to such interactions; some are extremely committed to the reality of “virtual relationships.” They claim that the other people they encounter online “speak their language,” “feed their soul” and engage in relationships ...
... meaning to such interactions; some are extremely committed to the reality of “virtual relationships.” They claim that the other people they encounter online “speak their language,” “feed their soul” and engage in relationships ...
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