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.
| ISBN: | 9780415889926 |
| Publication date: | 4th January 2011 |
| Author: | Christian Fuchs |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 398 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society |
| Genres: |
Sociology Cultural studies Communication studies Internet guides and online services Computer science History Information technology: general topics |