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New media and society / Deana A. Rohlinger.

LIBRA HN90.I56 R64 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rohlinger, Deana A., author.
Contributor:
Todd and Elizabeth Donovan Endowed Fund For Television and Broadcast Media.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Digital media--Social aspects.
United States.
Information technology--Social aspects--United States.
Information technology.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Mass media--Social aspects--United States.
Mass media.
Mass media--Social aspects.
Mass media and culture--United States.
Mass media and culture.
Digital media--Social aspects--United States.
Digital media.
Physical Description:
xii, 252 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : New York University Press, [2019]
Contents:
1 Virtual Selves and Textual Encounters p. 21
Case Study: TallHotBlonde p. 26
Cyber Family p. 27
Digital Relationships p. 34
Case Study: The Curated Life Online p. 35
Reproducing Inequality: Racial Inequality Online p. 43
Case Study: Living Life Online p. 45
Chapter Links p. 46
Videos and Movies p. 48
2 Education in the Digital Age p. 50
Functionalist Approaches to Education p. 54
Case Study: Who's Responsible for Cyberbullying? p. 59
Conflict Theory: Can Technology Fix the Educational Inequality Gap? p. 61
Symbolic Interaction: The Role of Teachers in the Digital Age p. 66
Case Study: Massive Open Online Courses p. 67
Reproducing Inequality: For-Profit, Online Education p. 72
Chapter Links p. 74
Videos and Movies p. 77
3 Religion.com p. 79
Durkheim and Religion p. 84
Changing Religious Practices in the Digital Age p. 86
Religious Community Online p. 93
Reproducing Inequality: Death in the Digital Age p. 94
Case Study: Extremist Religious Communities p. 99
Religious Dysfunction Online p. 101
Case Study: Countering Extremism Online p. 104
Chapter Links p. 106
Videos and Movies p. 108
4 Is Big Brother Watching Us? p. 110
The "Living" Law p. 116
Reproducing inequality: "Big Data" and Policing p. 119
New Media and Citizen Challenges to Authority p. 120
Case Study: Law Enforcement and Body Cameras p. 127
Corporations versus Legal Institutions: Who Rules Virtual Space? p. 128
Case Study: Corporations and Dataveillance p. 136
Case Study: Apple versus the FBI p. 138
Navigating a Digital World: Dealing with Surveillance p. 139
Chapter Links p. 144
Videos and Movies p. 146
5 The Changing World of Work p. 149
Alienation vs. Autonomy p. 154
Flexicurity: What Does This Mean for Alienation and Autonomy? p. 161
Reproducing Inequality: The Case of Uber p. 170
Efficiency and Productivity p. 172
Case Study: Marina Shifrin's YouTube Resignation p. 177
Chapter Links p. 179
Videos and Movies p. 180
6 Is This What Democracy Looks Like? p. 183
Individual Political Participation and Social Inclusion p. 193
Political Organizations and Social Inclusion p. 199
Case Study: Vote Swapping and Presidential Elections p. 200
New Media, New Organizations p. 201
Political Organizations and the Agenda-Setting Process p. 208
Political Organizations and Traditional News Outlets p. 210
Reproducing Inequality: The "Alt Right" Online p. 214
Political Organizations and New Media p. 215
Case Study: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals p. 217
Chapter Links p. 219
Videos and Movies p. 221.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Todd and Elizabeth Donovan Endowed Fund For Television and Broadcast Media.
ISBN:
9781479897872
1479897876
9781479845699
1479845698
OCLC:
1029093361
Publisher Number:
99980189287

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