Internet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Slevin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosi061 |
| OpenAlex | W4255239371 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The Internet is a global network of interconnected computer hardware and software systems, making possible the storage, retrieval, circulation, and processing of information and communication across time and space. From a sociological perspective, the Internet is not synonymous with a global information machine as it is in some popular accounts. A sociological account encompasses the constituent Internet technologies and attends to these as social phenomena. It also includes the information and other content which is produced, transmitted, and received by individuals and organizations using the Internet. Finally, a sociological account of the Internet includes the socially and historically structured contexts and processes in which the production, transmission, and reception of information and communication are embedded
Computer network · Information transmission · Internet access · Internet Connection Sharing · Perspective (graphical · Social science · Sociological imagination · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Media and Digital Communication · Artificial Intelligence
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |