| Cyberghetto or Cybertopia? Race, Class, and Gender on the Internet Contributor(s): Ebo, Bosah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275959937 ISBN-13: 9780275959937 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: Computer-mediated communication and cyberculture are dramatically changing the nature of social relationships. Whether cyberspace will simply retain vestiges of traditional communities with hierarchical social links and class-structured relationships or create new egalitarian social networks remains an open question. The chapters in this volume examine the issue of social justice on the Internet by using a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives. Political scientists, sociologists, and communications and information systems scholars address issues of race, class, and gender on the Internet in chapters that do not assume any specialized training in computer technology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Computers | Internet - General - Technology & Engineering | Telecommunications |
| Dewey: 303 |
| LCCN: 97023881 |
| Lexile Measure: 1380 |
| Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.38" W x 9.5" (1.25 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Computer-mediated communication and cyberculture are dramatically changing the nature of social relationships. Whether cyberspace will simply retain vestiges of traditional communities with hierarchical social links and class-structured relationships or create new egalitarian social networks remains an open question. The chapters in this volume examine the issue of social justice on the Internet by using a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives. Political scientists, sociologists, and communications and information systems scholars address issues of race, class, and gender on the Internet in chapters that do not assume any specialized training in computer technology. |
