What is the role of sociological theory in the information age?
What kinds of theories are best suited to analyzing the social uses
of digital technologies, and for using digital technologies in new
ways to study the social? This book contributes to several ongoing
conversations on how the social sciences can best adapt to
contemporary information technologies and information societies.
Focusing on practical or 'usable theory,' it surveys the challenges
and opportunities of conducting social science in the information
age, as well as the theoretical solutions that sociologists have
developed and applied over the last two decades. With specific
attention to three theoretical approaches in digital social
research-critical theory, forensic theory and Bourdieusian
theory-the author provides an overview of the history and main
tenets of each, surveys its use in sociological research, and
evaluates its successes and limitations. Taking a long-term view of
theoretical development in evaluating schools of thought and
considering their productivity in analyzing and using contemporary
digital communication technologies, this book thus treats theory as
a tool for empirical research and the development of theory as
inseparable from research practice. As such, it will appeal to
scholars of sociology and social theory with interests in research
methods, the development of theory and digital technologies.
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