Cyberspace: Sociology's natural domain
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It is forecast that the internet will be the main environment for scientific research by sociologists. Digital libraries, social surveys on the web and online integration of methodologies and disciplines are all expected to transform the sociology sector. The development of James Witte and the National Geographic Society's web-based questionnaire on migration and regional culture is analysed.
Publication Name: Contemporary Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0094-3061
Year: 1999
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Silver bullets or land rushes? Sociologies of cyberspace
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The impact of the Internet on society is of great interest to sociologists. Revolutionary technologies, such as cyberspace, lead the sociological imagination to believe that we can overcome contemporary social problems. Parallels are drawn between the 'land-rush' of the wild west and the development of cyberspace, where commercial enterprise and the government jockey for position.
Publication Name: Contemporary Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0094-3061
Year: 1999
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Living networked on and offline
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The growing trend towards networks and the internet is reshaping society into a large network instead of individual groups. Online personal interaction disregards gender, race and geography. Computer-mediated communication affects social interaction in a variety of ways including facilitating communication, enabling communication over time zones and improved direct feedback.
Publication Name: Contemporary Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0094-3061
Year: 1999
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