{"product_id":"digital-sociology-9781138022775","title":"Digital Sociology","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe now live in a digital society. New digital technologies have had a profound influence on everyday life  social relations  government  commerce  the economy and the production and dissemination of knowledge. Peoples movements in space  their purchasing habits and their online communication with others are now monitored in detail by digital technologies. We are increasingly becoming digital data subjects  whether we like it or not  and whether we choose this or not. The sub-discipline of digital sociology provides a means by which the impact  development and use of these technologies and their incorporation into social worlds  social institutions and concepts of selfhood and embodiment may be investigated  analysed and understood. This book introduces a range of interesting social  cultural and political dimensions of digital society and discusses some of the important debates occurring in research and scholarship on these aspects. It covers the new knowledge economy and big data  reconceptualising research in the digital era  the digitisation of higher education  the diversity of digital use  digital politics and citizen digital engagement  the politics of surveillance  privacy issues  the contribution of digital devices to embodiment and concepts of selfhood and many other topics. Digital Sociology is essential reading not only for students and academics in sociology  anthropology  media and communication  digital cultures  digital humanities  internet studies  science and technology studies  cultural geography and social computing  but for other readers interested in the social impact of digital technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789553098805,"sku":"ByrdShop_1138022772","price":78.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781138022775.jpg?v=1784693405","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/digital-sociology-9781138022775","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}