Researching Digital Society (an Introduction)

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By (author) Dyer, Harry

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Multidisciplinary introduction to the theory and methods needed to research society in a digital age.

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Interested in digital technology and its impact on our everyday lives? This multidisciplinary book introduces you to the theories, concepts, and methods you need to research our digital society. 

Drawing on diverse case studies and examples it gives you everything you need to understand and choose from a range of research designs, and to utilise and critique digital data from a variety of sources. 

Learn more about:

· How technology shapes our society and how online and offline spaces impact each other 

· Key methodologies and theories used to understand digital societies

· Approaches for studying different voices and communities in online spaces, including digital inequalities. 

The perfect companion for students and researchers across the social sciences, this book is a fresh, practical introduction to research in the digital age.

Table of contents:
Part 1: Understanding Social Research Design Through A Digital LensChapter 1: Researching digital society – understand the sociotechnicalChapter 2: The participant in digital researchChapter 3: Ethics in Digital ResearchChapter 4: Traditional sociological methods and their role in exploring digital societyPart 2: Understanding Digital Society: Key Concerns For Digital ResearchersChapter 5: Platformisation and designChapter 6: Living with technology – Removing the online/offline divideChapter 7: Space, place, touch, and materiality in digital researchChapter 8: Digital InequalitiesChapter 9: Big Data and issues of volumePart 3: Researching Digital Society: Key Areas Of ResearchChapter 10: Researching digital audio and visualsChapter 11: Researching Digital CommunitiesChapter 12: Researching Digital IdentitiesChapter 13: Researching Digital IntimaciesChapter 14: Researching Digital Activism and Power

Biographical note:
Harry T Dyer. Harry is a Digital Sociologist with experience and passion for teaching a wide range of social theories, methodologies, and practices at undergraduate and postgraduate level.