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The Internet and social inequalities / James C. Witte, Susan E. Mannon.

Van Pelt Library HM851 .W58 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Witte, James C.
Contributor:
Mannon, Susan E.
Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
Series:
Contemporary sociological perspectives series
Contemporary sociological perspectives
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Internet--Social aspects.
Internet.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Technological innovations.
Social networks.
Physical Description:
x, 180 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
New York : Routledge, 2010.
Summary:
"Ideal for use as a core or secondary text in lower division social inequalities or social problems courses, this book explains how the changing nature and uses of the Internet not only mirror today's social inequalities, but also are at the heart of how stratification is now taking place."--Jacket.
Contents:
A sociology of the Internet
Internet use among American adults
Internet inequality from a conflict perspective
Internet inequality from a cultural perspective
Internet inequality from a functionalist perspective
Inequality and the future of the Internet.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-141) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
ISBN:
9780415963206
0415963206
9780415963190
0415963192
9780203861639
0203861639
OCLC:
166361305

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