基本説明
A new edition of a truly classic text in media studies. This now benchmark title is written by one of the leading academics in the world, and has been revised and updated to fully understand the changes in our society due to the rise of social networks and their impact on our world. Previous ed.: 2005.
Full Description
The Network Society is now more than ever the essential guide to the past, consequences and future of digital communication. Fully revised, this Third Edition covers crucial new issues and updates, including:* the long history of social media and Web 2.0: why it's not as new as we think* digital youth culture as a foreshadow of future new media use* the struggle for control of the internet among Microsoft, Google, Apple and Facebook* the contribution of media networks to the current financial crisis* complete update of the literature on the facts, theories, trends and technologies of the internet* new features for students with boxes of chapter questions, conclusions and boxed explanations of key concepts This book remains an accessible, comprehensive, must-read introduction to how new media function in contemporary society.
Contents
Chapter 1. IntroductionA New Infrastructure for SocietyA Second Communications Revolution?Characteristics of the New MediaCommunication Capacities of the New MediaThe Nature and Design of the Book Chapter 2. Networks: The Nervous System of SocietyWhat is a Network Society?A Short History of the Human WebNetworks at All LevelsCauses of the Rise of NetworksThe Seven 'Laws' of the Web From Mass Society to Network Society Chapter 3. TechnologyTechnical Foundations of the Network SocietyCurrent Technical Trends Chapter 4. EconomyCauses of the Current Communications RevolutionA Flow EconomyEnterprise 2.0Markets, Hierarchies and NetworksCharacteristics of a Network EconomyThe Producers: From Infrastructure to Service ProvidersThe Consumers: The Pushers and Pulled Chapter 5. Politics and PowerThe Vulnerability of NetworksNetwork Politics The Internet: A Tool for Democracy? E-Participation Power in the OrganizationPrivacy and Personal AutonomyChapter 6. LawThe Law Undermined by NetworksWho Rules the Internet? Information and Communication FreedomIntellectual Property RightsThe Right to PrivacyChapter 7. Social StructureSpace and Time in the Network SocietyThe Blurring Spheres of LivingThe Rise of the Social Media Unity and Fragmentation: A New Social CohesionNetworks and Social (In)EqualityThe Digital Divide The Instability of the Network SocietyChapter 8. CultureWhat Is Digital Culture?Characteristics of Digital CultureThe Quantity and Quality of New Media ContentDigital Youth Culture: Foreshadow of the Future? Trends in New Media UseChapter 9. PsychologyPerception and the New MediaCognition and the New MediaLearning with the New Media The Social Psychology of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)Changes in Human Personality?Chapter 10. Conclusions and Policy PerspectivesGeneral Conclusions The Network Society in North America, Europe, East Asia and the Third WorldPolicy Perspectives for the Network Society
