Technology and Society: Social Networks, Power, and Inequality (Themes in Canadian Sociology)

Quan-Haase, Anabel

ISBN 10: 019901471X / ISBN 13: 9780199014712

Published by Oxford University Press, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Technology and Society: Social Networks, Power, and Inequality (Themes in Canadian Sociology)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019901471X
• ISBN 13: 9780199014712
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

From crude tools in the Stone Age to smartphones in the twenty-first century, technology has always had a pervasive role in human life. In this timely study, Anabel Quan-Haase examines the places where technology and society intersect, connecting the reality of our technological age to issues of social networks, communication, work, power, and inequality. The result is a broad yet efficient overview of the tools we use, where they come from, and how they are changing our perceptions of ourselves and the relationships we form with others.

This fully revised second edition includes a new chapter on gender and technology, increased coverage of the history of technology, classical theories, and ethical considerations throughout.

About the Author

Anabel Quan-Haase is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario.