The Network Society. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jan van Dijk.
• Other Names: Dijk, Jan van, 1952-
• Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction; A New Infrastructure for Society; A Second Communications Revolution?; Characteristics of the New Media; Communication Capacities of the New Media; The Nature and Design of the Book; Chapter 2. Networks: The Nervous System of Society; What is a Network Society?; A Short History of the Human Web; Networks at All Levels; Causes of the Rise of Networks; The Seven 'Laws' of the Web; From Mass Society to Network Society; Chapter 3. Technology; Technical Foundations of the Network Society; Current Technical Trends; Chapter 4. Economy; Causes of the Current Communications Revolution; A Flow Economy; Enterprise 2.0; Markets, Hierarchies and Networks; Characteristics of a Network Economy; The Producers: From Infrastructure to Service Providers; The Consumers: The Pushers and Pulled; Chapter 5. Politics and Power; The Vulnerability of Networks; Network Politics; The Internet: A Tool for Democracy?; E-Participation; Power in the Organization; Privacy and Personal Autonomy; Chapter 6. Law; The Law Undermined by Networks; Who Rules the Internet?; Information and Communication Freedom; Intellectual Property Rights; The Right to Privacy; Chapter 7. Social Structure; Space and Time in the Network Society; The Blurring Spheres of Living; The Rise of the Social Media; Unity and Fragmentation: A New Social Cohesion; Networks and Social (In)Equality; The Digital Divide; The Instability of the Network Society; Chapter 8. Culture; What Is Digital Culture?; Characteristics of Digital Culture; The Quantity and Quality of New Media Content; Digital Youth Culture: Foreshadow of the Future?; Trends in New Media Use; Chapter 9. Psychology; Perception and the New Media; Cognition and the New Media; Learning with the New Media; The Social Psychology of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC); Changes in Human Personality?; Chapter 10. Conclusions and Policy Perspectives; General Conclusions; The Network Society in North America, Europe, East Asia and the Third World; Policy Perspectives for the Network Society;
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (326 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 384; Information networks; Telecommunication
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781446268094; 1446268098
• Related ISBNs: 9781446248959; 144624895X; 9781446248966; 1446248968
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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