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Communities in Cyberspace - Softcover

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9780415191401: Communities in Cyberspace
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415191408 ISBN 13: 9780415191401
Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

This wide-ranging introductory text looks at the virtual community of cyberspace and analyses its relationship to real communities lived out in today's societies. Issues such as race, gender, power, economics and ethics in cyberspace are grouped under four main sections and discussed by leading experts: * identity * social order and control * community structure and dynamics * collective action. This topical new book displays how the idea of community is being challenged and rewritten by the increasing power and range of cyberspace. As new societies and relationships are formed in this virtual landscape, we now have to consider the potential consequences this may have on our own community and societies. Clearly and concisely written with a wide range of international examples, this edited volume is an essential introduction to the sociology of the internet. It will appeal to students and professionals, and to those concerned about the changing relationships between information technology and a society which is fast becoming divided between those on-line and those not.

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About the Author

Marc A. Smith is a doctoral student in sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Peter Kollock is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Both have lectured widely on the history and development of cyberspace.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415191408
ISBN 13 
9780415191401
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
336
Editor
Kollock Peter, Smith Marc
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