Social Structure of Online Communities

Advances convergence of sociology and computer science, as equal partners in exploring the dynamic structure of online communities.

Info autore

William Sims Bainbridge has written or edited over forty books on culture and technology, most recently Family History Digital Libraries (2018) and Virtual Local Manufacturing Communities (2019). Past books include Star Worlds (2012), Dimensions of Science Fiction (1986), The Virtual Future (2011), The Spaceflight Revolution (1983), and Goals in Space (1991). He currently is a program director at the National Science Foundation.

Riassunto

Students, software designers, and everyday users will explore and understand guilds in virtual worlds, cyber collectives in real-world settings, social movements in online media, wikis, digital government, and citizen social science. This book outlines the research methods, theories, history, and functions of Internet society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Sims Bainbridge, Bainbridge William Sims
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 29.02.2020
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Informatica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Scienze della comunicazione
• EAN: 9781108499132
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49913-2
• Numero di pagine: 338
• Serie: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences; Structural Analysis in the Soc
• Categorie: Sociology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; computer science; Research methods: general; Research methods / methodology