Virtual Society?: Technology, Cyberbole, Reality

. Ed(s): Woolgar, Steve

ISBN 10: 0199248761 / ISBN 13: 9780199248766

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

About this Item

Almost all aspects of social, cultural, economic and political life stand to be affected by the new electronic technologies. This collection provides a set of detailed empirical studies of the genesis and use of these technologies, ranging widely across applications from cyber-cafes to new media. Editor(s): Woolgar, Steve. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 figures; 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDR; TJ; UBJ; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540. . 2003. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Virtual Society?: Technology, Cyberbole, Reality
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199248761
• ISBN 13: 9780199248766
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book investigates the precise effects on society of the new and much vaunted electronic technologies (ICTs). All aspects of our social, cultural, economic, and political life stand to be affected by their continued massive growth, but are fundamental shifts already taking place in the way in which we behave, organize, and interact as a direct result of the new technologies? The contributors to the volume argue that their transformative effects amount to our transition to a virtual society.

About the Author

Steve Woolgar was Professor of Sociology, Head of the Department of Human Sciences, and Director of CRICT (Centre for Research into Innovation, Culture and Technology) until 2000. He has held visiting appointments at McGill University, MIT, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines, Paris, and University of California, San Diego. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and a Fulbright Senior Scholarship, and the winner of an ESRC Senior Research Fellowship. He moved to the University of Oxford in autumn 2000 to take up the Chair of Marketing at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He is currently Director of the ESRC' Virtual Society?' programme.