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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Bainbridge, William Sims (1940-....)
Titre(s) : The social structure of online communities [Texte imprimé] / William Sims Bainbridge
Publication : Cambridge, England ; New York, New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020
Description matérielle : xi, 329 pages ; 24 cm
Collection : Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 48
Lien à la collection : Structural analysis in the social sciences
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-319) and index
With great potential benefit and possible harm, online social media platforms are
transforming human society. Based on decades of deep exploration, distinguished scholar
William Sims Bainbridge surveys our complex virtual society, harvesting insights about
the future of our real world. Many pilot studies demonstrate valuable research methods
and explanatory theories. Tracing membership interlocks between Facebook groups can
chart the structure of a social movement, like the one devoted to future spaceflight
development. Statistical data on the roles played by people in massively multiplayer
online games illustrate the Silicon Law: information technology energizes both freedom
and control, in a dynamic balance. The significance of open-source software suggests
the traditional distinction between professional and amateur may fade, whereas web-based
conflicts between religious and political groups imply that chasms are opening in
civil society. This analysis of online space and the divergent communities is long
overdue-backcover
Sujet(s) : Structure sociale
Réseaux sociaux (Internet) -- Société
Indice(s) Dewey :
302.231 (23e éd.) = Médias numériques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781108499132. - ISBN 1108499139. - ISBN 9781108599696 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46639567s
Notice n° :
FRBNF46639567
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Facebook -- ; Virtual worlds -- ; Open-source software -- ; Wikis -- ; Citizen social
science -- ; Digital government -- ; Cultural science.