Internet and Society: Social Theory in the Information Age (Routledge Research in...
by Christian Fuchs
Sales Rank: 661417
List Price: $95.00 $78.85 At Amazon
Hardcover: 408 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition November 7, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415961327
ISBN-13: 978-0415961325
Product Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
Product Description
In this exceptional study, Christian Fuchs discusses how the internet has transformed the lives of human beings and social relationships in contemporary society. By outlining a social theory of the internet and the information society, he demonstrates how the ecological, economic, political, and cultural systems of contemporary society have been transformed by new ICTs. Fuchs highlights how new forms of cooperation and competition are advanced and supported by the internet in subsystems of society and also discusses opportunities and risks of the information society.
