What Is Digital Sociology?

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5095-2711-3
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 192 g

The rise of digital technology is transforming the world in which we live. Our digitalized societies demand new ways of thinking about the social, and this short book introduces readers to an approach that can deliver this: digital sociology.

Neil Selwyn examines the concepts, tools and practices that sociologists are developing to analyze the intersections of the social and the digital. Blending theory and empirical examples, the five chapters highlight areas of inquiry where digital approaches are taking hold and shaping the discipline of sociology today. The book explores key topics such as digital race and digital labor, as well as the fast-changing nature of digital research methods and diversifying forms of digital scholarship.

Designed for use in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, this timely introduction will be an invaluable resource for all sociologists seeking to focus their craft and thinking toward the social complexities of the digital age.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Selwyn, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Digital sociology: promises and precedents

Chapter 2. Digital sociology: central concerns, concepts and questions

Chapter 3. Digital sociology in action: 'digital labor' and 'digital race'

Chapter 4. Digital methods and methodology

Chapter 5. Being a digital sociologist

References

Über Autor(innen)

Neil Selwyn is a Professor at Monash University, Australia