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Technology and Society: Social Networks, Power, and Inequality 2nd Revised edition [Mīkstie vāki]

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(Associate Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies and Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario)
  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, height x width x depth: 229x155x17 mm, weight: 454 g, 16 figures, 15 tables, 21 photos
  • Sērija : Themes in Canadian Sociology
  • Izdošanas datums: 06-Aug-2015
  • Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • ISBN-10: 019901471X
  • ISBN-13: 9780199014712
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, height x width x depth: 229x155x17 mm, weight: 454 g, 16 figures, 15 tables, 21 photos
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  • ISBN-13: 9780199014712
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From crude tools in the Stone Age to smartphones in the twenty-first century, technology has always had a pervasive role in human life. In this timely study, Anabel Quan-Haase examines the places where technology and society intersect, connecting the reality of our technological age to issues of social networks, communication, work, power, and inequality. The result is a broad yet efficient overview of the tools we use, where they come from, and how they are changing our perceptions of ourselves and the relationships we form with others.

This fully revised second edition includes a new chapter on gender and technology, increased coverage of the history of technology, classical theories, and ethical considerations throughout.

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"The feature that sets this text apart, and that makes it very useful for undergrads, is its careful, clear, and thorough organization." --Jane Jenkins, St. Thomas University "The author has done an excellent job of providing an overview of some of the key debates that have shaped discussions of the relationship between technology and society." --Carlos Novas, Carleton University

Preface ix
Overview of the Book xii
Acknowledgements xviii
Abbreviations xix
1 The Technological Society
1(18)
Learning Objectives
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
The Social and Ethical Dimensions of Studying Technology
2(8)
Contemporary Discussions of Technology
10(7)
Conclusions
17(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
18(1)
Suggested Readings
18(1)
Online Resources
18(1)
2 Technology in Society: A Historical Overview
19(23)
Learning Objectives
19(1)
Introduction
19(1)
Why Study the History of Technology?
19(2)
The Stone Age: The Early Beginnings of Technological Ingenuity
21(3)
Ancient Technology: The Development of the Scientific Method
24(1)
The Renaissance: The Awakening of the Mind through Technology
25(2)
Enlightenment and Revolution: Systematic Knowledge in Action
27(3)
The Industrial Revolution: Revolting against Technology
30(1)
Electronic Times: Hot and Cool Media
31(3)
The Information Society: The Bits and Bytes Revolution
34(5)
Conclusions
39(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
40(1)
Suggested Readings
40(1)
Online Resources
40(2)
3 Theoretical Perspectives on Technology
42(20)
Learning Objectives
42(1)
Introduction
42(1)
Utopian versus Dystopian Views of Technology
43(1)
Theories of Technology and Society
44(7)
Science and Technology Studies (STS)
51(9)
Conclusions
60(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
61(1)
Suggested Readings
61(1)
Online Resources
61(1)
4 Gendered Technology
62(20)
Learning Objectives
62(1)
Introduction
62(1)
Talking about Gender and Technology
63(2)
Household Technology
65(3)
Gender and IT Use and Skills
68(3)
Women Working in IT-Related Fields
71(5)
Technology and the Body
76(3)
Conclusions
79(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
80(1)
Suggested Readings
80(1)
Online Resources
81(1)
5 Techno-Social Designing
82(23)
Learning Objectives
82(1)
Introduction
82(1)
Technological Design and How It Intersects with Society
83(4)
Technopoles: Centres of Innovation
87(3)
Global Technopoles
90(4)
The Role of Research and Development (R&D)
94(5)
Understanding the Social Milieu of Software Development
99(4)
Conclusions
103(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
104(1)
Suggested Readings
104(1)
Online Resources
104(1)
6 The Adoption and Diffusion of Technological Innovations
105(20)
Learning Objectives
105(1)
Introduction
105(1)
Technological Innovations: The Process
106(2)
The Classic Model of the Diffusion of Innovations
108(10)
Classifying Adoption Categories
118(2)
Marketing Relations with Early Adopters
120(3)
Conclusions
123(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
123(1)
Suggested Readings
124(1)
Online Resources
124(1)
7 The Labour of Technology
125(22)
Learning Objectives
125(1)
Introduction
125(1)
Luddites: The Early Struggles with Technology
126(1)
Technology and the Division of Labour
127(10)
The Role of the Prosumer
137(5)
Makerspaces: The DIY Community Gone Viral
142(2)
Conclusions
144(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
145(1)
Suggested Readings
145(1)
Online Resources
145(2)
8 Technology and Inequality
147(21)
Learning Objectives
147(1)
Introduction
147(1)
The Digital Divide
148(12)
The Global Digital Divide
160(4)
Critical Perspectives of the Digital Divide
164(1)
Conclusions
165(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
166(1)
Suggested Readings
166(1)
Online Resources
167(1)
9 Community in the Network Society
168(22)
Learning Objectives
168(1)
Introduction
168(1)
What Is Community?
169(3)
Social Capital and Its Relevance to Community
172(2)
Revisiting Community in the Internet Era
174(6)
How Is Technology Transforming the Public Sphere?
180(7)
Conclusions
187(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
188(1)
Suggested Readings
189(1)
Online Resources
189(1)
10 Technology-Mediated Social Relationships
190(22)
Learning Objectives
190(1)
Introduction
190(1)
Early Beginnings of Mediated Communication
191(2)
North America Calling: The Impact of the Telephone on Social Relationships
193(2)
Penetration of Mediated Communication: The Impact of the Internet on Social Relationships
195(2)
How Has Technology Affected Our Relationships?
197(12)
Conclusions
209(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
210(1)
Suggested Readings
211(1)
Online Resources
211(1)
11 The Surveillance Society
212(25)
Learning Objectives
212(1)
Introduction
212(1)
Defining and Understanding Surveillance
213(4)
Foucault's Analysis of Power Relations in Society
217(5)
Technology's Role in the New Surveillance
222(8)
Counter-surveillance as a Means of Personal Resistance
230(4)
Conclusions
234(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
235(1)
Suggested Readings
235(1)
Online Resources
235(2)
12 Ethical Dimensions of Technology
237(21)
Learning Objectives
237(1)
Introduction
237(1)
The Book's Three Central Themes
238(3)
Ethical and Moral Dimensions of Our Technological Society
241(8)
Electronic Waste
249(2)
A Society of Overload
251(4)
Conclusions
255(1)
Questions for Critical Thought
256(1)
Suggested Readings
256(1)
Online Resources
257(1)
Glossary 258(23)
Notes 281(2)
References 283(20)
Index 303
Anabel Quan-Haase is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario.