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Sunshine plays an important role in all aspects of life but there
has been little social analysis of the sun and its place in our
world. Recently experts have warned us that the sun's rays are
dangerous. Yet, a suntan can still be taken as a sign of health.
How did we arrive at this ambivalent relationship to the sun and
what does this say about our changing attitudes to the human body
and environment? Rise and Shine takes as its starting point a view
of sunlight as part of our material and social culture. How did the
use of sunlight to treat tuberculosis and rickets in the early
twentieth century alter our relationship with the sun? When was
suntan lotion invented? By drawing on a range of archival and
historical sources, Rise and Shine traces the network of social and
medical forces that constitute our current, sometimes problematic,
relationship with sun and sunlight.
Understanding Digital Societies provides a framework for
understanding our changing, technologically shaped society and how
sociology can help us make sense of it. You will be introduced to
core sociological ideas and texts along with exciting global
examples that shed light on how we can use sociology to understand
the world around us. This innovative, new textbook: Provides unique
insights into using theory to help explain the prevalence of
digital objects in everyday interactions. Explores crucial
relationships between humans, machines and emerging AI
technologies. Discusses thought-provoking contemporary issues such
as the uses and abuses of technologies in local and global
communities. Understanding Digital Societies is a must-read for
students of digital sociology, sociology of media, digital media
and society, and other related fields.
Understanding Digital Societies provides a framework for
understanding our changing, technologically shaped society and how
sociology can help us make sense of it. You will be introduced to
core sociological ideas and texts along with exciting global
examples that shed light on how we can use sociology to understand
the world around us. This innovative, new textbook: Provides unique
insights into using theory to help explain the prevalence of
digital objects in everyday interactions. Explores crucial
relationships between humans, machines and emerging AI
technologies. Discusses thought-provoking contemporary issues such
as the uses and abuses of technologies in local and global
communities. Understanding Digital Societies is a must-read for
students of digital sociology, sociology of media, digital media
and society, and other related fields.
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Noah (Paperback)
Simone Carter
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R368
Discovery Miles 3 680
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Nate (Paperback)
Simone Carter
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R372
Discovery Miles 3 720
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Nick (Paperback)
Simone Carter
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R377
Discovery Miles 3 770
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