Kate Orton-Johnson

Digital Culture and Society

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This methodology-focused textbook explores today¿s digital technologies in relation to our roles in society.  Exploring themes such as interaction, power, consumption, gender and the self, Orton-Johnson examines how digital technologies shape our lives. 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 654g
• ISBN-13: 9781526431752
• ISBN-10: 1526431750
• Artikelnr.: 69187293

Autorenporträt

Kate Orton-Johnson is a Senior Lecturer in sociology at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests relate to intersections between technology, culture and everyday life. She has conducted research and published work on student use of digital technologies and social media in HE, decentralised social media, digital leisure, and social media and parenting. She is a convenor of the British Sociological Association Digital Sociology study group and is currently Director of Education at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

Inhaltsangabe

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 SPACE, PLACE AND DIGITAL COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 3 THE DIGITALLY MEDIATED SELF: IDENTITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
CHAPTER 4 DIGITALLY MEDIATED RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 5 CONSUMING DIGITAL CULTURE: PROSUMPTION AND NEW MEDIA FORMS
CHAPTER 6 DIGITAL LEISURE
CHAPTER 7 PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE
CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSION: OPPORTUNITIES, INEQUALITIES AND DIVISIONS

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 SPACE, PLACE AND DIGITAL COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 3 THE DIGITALLY MEDIATED SELF: IDENTITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
CHAPTER 4 DIGITALLY MEDIATED RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 5 CONSUMING DIGITAL CULTURE: PROSUMPTION AND NEW MEDIA FORMS
CHAPTER 6 DIGITAL LEISURE
CHAPTER 7 PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE
CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSION: OPPORTUNITIES, INEQUALITIES AND DIVISIONS

Rezensionen

This is a timely book packed with rich sociological insight into the shifting contours of digital culture & society. It covers an impressive range of topics without sacrificing depth, grounding analysis in core sociological concepts in a way that will be accessible for those unfamiliar with them.

Mark Carrigan 20230911