Interested in digital technology and its impact on our everyday lives? This multidisciplinary book introduces you to the theories, concepts, and methods you need to research our digital society. 

Drawing on diverse case studies and examples it gives you everything you need to understand and choose from a range of research designs, and to utilise and critique digital data from a variety of sources. 

Learn more about:

·       How technology shapes our society and how online and offline spaces impact each other 

·       Key methodologies and theories used to understand digital societies

·       Approaches for studying different voices and communities in online spaces, including digital inequalities. 

The perfect companion for students and researchers across the social sciences, this book is a fresh, practical introduction to research in the digital age.

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Multidisciplinary introduction to the theory and methods needed to research society in a digital age.

Part 1: Understanding Social Research Design Through A Digital Lens Chapter 1: Researching digital society - understand the sociotechnical Chapter 2: The participant in digital research Chapter 3: Ethics in Digital Research Chapter 4: Traditional sociological methods and their role in exploring digital society Part 2: Understanding Digital Society: Key Concerns For Digital Researchers Chapter 5: Platformisation and design Chapter 6: Living with technology – Removing the online/offline divide Chapter 7: Space, place, touch, and materiality in digital research Chapter 8: Digital Inequalities Chapter 9: Big Data and issues of volume Part 3: Researching Digital Society: Key Areas Of Research Chapter 10: Researching digital audio and visuals Chapter 11: Researching Digital Communities Chapter 12: Researching Digital Identities Chapter 13: Researching Digital Intimacies Chapter 14: Researching Digital Activism and Power
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529600711
Publisert
2025-12-01
Utgiver
SAGE Publications Ltd
Vekt
440 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
170 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Harry T Dyer. Harry is a Digital Sociologist with experience and passion for teaching a wide range of social theories, methodologies, and practices at undergraduate and postgraduate level.