Description
The Virtual Self
A Contemporary Sociology
21st Century Sociology Series
Author: Agger Ben
Language: EnglishKeywords
concise; self; virtual; communication; life; critical; technology; speed; age; introduction; social; time; fundamental; society; different; contemporary; question; significantly; students; major; inform; issues; addresses; course; sociology
Publication date: 12-2003
216 p. · 15.4x23 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 12-2003
216 p. · 15.8x23.6 cm · Hardback
Description
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- Introduces students to concepts of the self and society in an age of rapid technology and high speed communication
- Examines the relationship between everyday life and social structure in key domains of communication, personality, work/family, leisure and entertainment, and economics
- Written in a lively, engaging style for readers without a sociological background
1. Everyday Life in Our Wired World.
2. Sociology’s Encyclopedia.
3. Does Postmodernism Make You Mad? or, Did You Flunk Statistics?.
4. Adventures in Capitalism.
5. Girl Talk.
6. Virtually, a Sociology!.
Glossary.
References.
Index