The Social Power of Algorithms (Hardcover)

The vast circulations of mobile devices, sensors and data mean that the social world is now defined by a complex interweaving of human and machine agency. Key to this is the growing power of algorithms - the decision-making parts of code - in our software dense and data rich environments. Algorithms can shape how we are retreated, what we know, who we connect with and what we encounter, and they present us with some important questions about how society operates and how we understand it. This book offers a series of concepts, approaches and ideas for understanding the relations between algorithms and power. Each chapter provides a unique perspective on the integration of algorithms into the social world. As such, this book directly tackles some of the most important questions facing the social sciences today. This book was originally published as a special issue of Information, Communication & Society.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	David Beer
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	156
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-9183-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Data structures Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Algorithms & procedures Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General
LSN:	0-8153-9183-8
Barcode:	9780815391838

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