Description - The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technology and Society by Simeon Yates
Required reading for anyone interested in the profound relationship between digital technology and societyDigital technology has become an undeniable facet of our social lives, defining our governments, communities,and personal identities. Yet with these technologies in ongoing evolution, it is difficult to gauge the full extent of theirsocietal impact, leaving researchers and policy makers with the
challenge of staying up-to-date on a field thatis constantly in flux.The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technology and Society provides students, researchers, and practitioners across the
technology and social science sectors with a comprehensive overview of the foundations for understanding the various relationships between digital technology and society. Combining robust computer-aided reviews of currentliterature from the UK Economic and Social Research Council's commissioned project "Ways of Being in a Digital Age" with newly commissioned chapters, this handbook illustrates the upcoming research questions and challenges facing the social sciences as they address
the societal impacts of digital media and technologies across seven broad categories: citizenship and politics, communities and identities, communication and relationships, health and well-being,
economy and sustainability, data and representation, and governance and security. Individualchapters feature important practical and ethical explorations into topics such as technology and the aging, digital literacies, work-home boundary, machines in the workforce, digital censorship and surveillance, big data governance and regulation, and technology in the public sector. The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technology and Society will equip readers with the necessary starting
points and provocations in the field so that scholars and policy makers can effectively assess future research, practice, and policy.
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