ISBN:
9781409446422
,
1409446425
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (pages cm)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Tsatsou, Panayiota Internet Studies : Past, Present and Future Directions
DDC:
302.23/1
Keywords:
Internet / Social aspects
;
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
;
Internet / Social aspects
;
Gesellschaft
;
Internet Social aspects
;
Kommunikationswissenschaft
;
Soziale Funktion
;
Forschung
;
World Wide Web
;
Medienwissenschaft
;
Soziales Netzwerk
;
Internet
;
World Wide Web
;
Internet
;
Soziale Funktion
;
Soziales Netzwerk
;
Forschung
;
Internet
;
Forschung
;
Kommunikationswissenschaft
;
Medienwissenschaft
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : moving from mass media to internet studies? -- Writing the histories of the internet and of its study : certainties and enigmas -- Theorising the internet : crafting an internet theory? -- Studying the role of the internet in a real-life context : opportunities versus risks? -- Research and the internet : moving towards internet research? -- Conclusion : the unexpected future of the internet and its study
Description / Table of Contents:
A comprehensive overview of the field, Internet Studies considers key issues of social importance that the study of the Internet draws upon. At the same time, it examines the role of the Internet in social research and the development of highly interdisciplinary and rapidly developing Internet research. Hence, this volume maps out areas of certainty and uncertainty in the study of the Internet and, as such, it will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, sociology and social research methods
Note:
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