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The Internet and social inequalities / James C. Witte, Susan E. Mannon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Witte, James C.
- 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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