Название: Social Theory After the Internet: Media, Technology, and Globalization
Автор: Professor Ralph Schroeder
Издательство: UCL Press
Год: 2018
Формат: PDF
Размер: 11 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The internet has fundamentally transformed society in the past twenty-five years, yet existing theories of communication have not kept pace with the digital world. This book focuses on everyday effects of the internetincluding information-seeking, big data, and the growing importance of smartphone useto explain how the internet surpasses traditional media. Synthesizing global perspectives, Ralph Schroeder posits a theory on the internets role, and how both technological and social forces shape its significance.