Digital media are normal. But this was not always true. For a long
time, lay discourse, academic exhortations, pop culture narratives,
and advocacy groups constructed new Information and communications
technologies (ICTs) as exceptional. Whether they were believed to
be revolutionary, dangerous, rife with opportunity, or
other-worldly, these tools and technologies were framed as
extraordinary. But digital media are now mundane, thoroughly
embedded - and often unquestioned - in everyday life. Digital ICTs
are enmeshed in health and wellness, work and organizations,
elections, capital flows, intimate relationships, social movements,
and even our own identities. And although the study of these
technologies has always been interdisciplinary - at the crossroads
of computer science, cultural studies, science and technology
studies, and communications - never has a sociological perspective
been more valuable. Sociology has always excelled at helping us
re-see the normal. The Oxford Handbook of Digital Media Sociology
is a perfect point of entry for those curious about the state of
sociological research on digital media. Each chapter reviews the
sociological research that has been done thus far and points
towards unanswered questions. The 34 chapters in the Handbook are
arranged in six sections which look at digital media as they relate
to: theory, social institutions, everyday life, community and
identity, social inequalities, and politics & power. More than
ever, the contributors to this volume help make it a centralizing
resource, pulling together the various strands of sociological
research focused on digital media. In addition to providing a
distinctly sociological center for those scholars looking to find
their way in the subfield, the volume offers top sociological
research that provides an overview of digital media to explain our
quickly changing world to a broader public. Readers will find it
accessible enough for use in class, and thorough enough for
seasoned professionals interested in a concise update in their
areas of interest.
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