The Internet in Everyday Life |
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| Editor:
| Wellman, Barry
Haythornthwaite, Caroline |
| Series title: | Information Age Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-31128-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Limited
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $273.90 |
Book Description:
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"The Internet in Everyday Life" is the first book to systematically investigate how being online fits into people's everyday lives. Opens up a new line of inquiry into the social effects of the Internet. Focuses on how the Internet fits into everyday lives, rather than considering it as an alternate world. Chapters are contributed by leading researchers in the area. Studies are based on empirical data. Talks about the reality of being online now, not hopes...
More Description"The Internet in Everyday Life" is the first book to systematically investigate how being online fits into people's everyday lives.
Opens up a new line of inquiry into the social effects of the Internet.
Focuses on how the Internet fits into everyday lives, rather than considering it as an alternate world.
Chapters are contributed by leading researchers in the area.
Studies are based on empirical data.
Talks about the reality of being online now, not hopes or fears about the future effects of the Internet.