| Description |
1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 9, 2014). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : moving from mass media to internet studies? -- Writing the histories of the internet and of its study : certainties and enigmas -- Theorising the internet : crafting an internet theory? -- Studying the role of the internet in a real-life context : opportunities versus risks? -- Research and the internet : moving towards internet research? -- Conclusion : the unexpected future of the internet and its study. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive overview of the field, Internet Studies considers key issues of social importance that the study of the Internet draws upon. At the same time, it examines the role of the Internet in social research and the development of highly interdisciplinary and rapidly developing Internet research. Hence, this volume maps out areas of certainty and uncertainty in the study of the Internet and, as such, it will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, sociology and social research methods. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Internet -- Social aspects.
|
|
Internet -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Tsatsou, Panayiota. Internet Studies : Past, Present and Future Directions. Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, ©2014 9781409446415 |
| ISBN |
9781409446422 (electronic book) |
|
1409446425 (electronic book) |
|
