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OverviewThe Internet is an everyday part of our contemporary lives. This book explores how it is shaped and embedded within society, fostering new social worlds and ways of talking. Using a wide range of examples to examine economic, political and cultural issues, this book is crucial reading for all those studying society, media and technology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bridgette WesselsPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Red Globe Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.379kg ISBN: 9780230517349ISBN 10: 023051734 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 16 September 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsAssessing the Internet as Socio-Cultural Forms The Cultural History of the Internet Cultural Forms and Socio-Technical Change The Socio-Cultural Environment of the Internet Work and the Internet Public Policy and the Internet Exclusions, Inclusion and the Internet Culture, Everyday Life and the Internet Cyber-Cultures and the Internet The Communications Environment and the Internet Conclusion Notes Glossar.ReviewsAuthor InformationBRIDGETTE WESSELS is Lecturer of Sociology at the University of Sheffield, UK. Her writing and research focuses on social and cultural change, particularly in relation to ICT and the Internet. She teaches courses on the ICT, Internet and Society at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |