Society and the internet : how networks of information and communication are changing our lives

Previous edition: 2014.
With a foreword by Manual Castells.

Part I. the Internet and everyday life -- The Internet in daily life: the turn to networked individualism -- Internet memes and the twofold articulation of values -- Internet geographies: data shadows and digital divisions of labor -- Internet cultures and digital inequalities -- Older adults on digital media in a networked society: enhancing and updating social connections -- Internet skills and why they matter -- Part II. Digital rights, human rights -- Gender and race in the gaming world -- Data protection in the clouds -- Building the cybersecurity capacity of nations -- Big data: Marx, Hayek, and Weber in a data-driven world -- Part III. Networked ideas, politics, and governance -- Political turbulence: how social media shapes political participations and the democratic landscape -- Social media and democracy in crisis -- The Internet and access to information about politics: searching through filter bubbles, echo chambers, and disinformation -- Digital news and the consumption of political information -- Part IV. Networked businesses, industries, and economics -- The Internet at the global economic margins -- The political economy of digital health -- The platformization of labor and society -- Scarcity of attention for a medium of abundance: an economic perspective -- Incentives to share in the digital economy -- Part V. Technological and regulatory histories and futures -- Three phases in the development of China's network society -- The politics of children's Internet use -- Looking ahead at Internet video and its societal impacts -- The social-media challenge to Internet governance -- The unfinihshed work of the Internet.

How is society being reshaped by the continued diffusion and increasing centrality of the Internet in everyday life and work? Society and the Internet provides key readings for students, scholars, and those interested in understanding the interactions of the Internet and society. This multidisciplinary collection of theoretically and empirically anchored chapters addresses the big questions about one of the most significant technological transformations of this century, through a diversity of data, methods, theories, and approaches. Drawing from a range of disciplinary perspectives, Internet research can address core questions about equality, voice, knowledge, participation, and power. By learning from the past and continuing to look toward the future, it can provide a better understanding of what the ever-changing configurations of technology and society mean, both for the everyday life of individuals and for the continued development of society at large. This second edition presents new and original contributions examining the escalating concerns around social media, disinformation, big data, and privacy. Following a foreword by Manuel Castells, the chapters offer the latest research in five focused sections: the Internet in everyday life; digital rights and human rights; networked ideas, politics, and governance; networked businesses, industries, and economics; and technological and regulatory histories and futures.