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Author Graham, Roderick, 1975-

Title The digital practices of African Americans : an approach to studying cultural change in the information society / Roderick Graham
Published New York Peter Lang, [2014]

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Description 164 pages ; 23 cm
Series Digital formations, 1526-3169 ; vol. 90
Digital formations ; v. 90
Contents The information society -- The digital divide -- The digital practice perspective -- The digital practice of weak tie development -- The digital practice of maintaining family ties via mobile phone -- the digital practice of maintaining digital enclaves -- The digital practice perspective and social policy: improving the social, cultural, and civic quality of the digital environment -- Conclusion: Smart mobs, flash mobs, flash robs and the revolutionary potential of the digital environment
Summary This book uses three case studies to discuss the impact of social networking sites on racial identity formation and how the internet impacts the accumulation of social and cultural capital. The book argues that the lenses through which scholars and society's leaders think about new technology places too much emphasis on the technology and economic aspects of ICTs (information and communication technologies) and not enough on the impact of ICTs on soical processes at the everyday level. -- Publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-158) and index
Subject African Americans -- Social life and customs.
Information society -- United States.
Information technology -- Social aspects -- United States.
Internet users -- United States.
LC no. 2014005851
ISBN 1433122715 (paperback: alk. paper)
1433122723 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781433122712 (paperback: alk. paper)
9781433122729 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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