English | 9 Nov. 2016 | ISBN: 1447329007 | 528 Pages | PDF | 5.18 MB


This handbook connects digital media technologies to the traditional sociological areas of study, like labour, culture, education, race, class and gender. It includes topics ranging from web analytics, wearable technologies, social media analysis and digital labour. This rigorous, accessible text explores contemporary dilemmas and problems of the digital age in relation to inequality, institutions and social identity, making it suitable for use for a global audience on a variety of social science courses and beyond.