Andrew F. Wood, Matthew J. Smith, "Online Communication: Linking Technology, Identity, & Culture"
Publisher: Routledge | 2005 | ISBN: 0805848495 | English | PDF | 248 pages | 4.9 Mb
"Online
Communication" provides an introduction to both the technologies of the
Internet Age and their social implications. This innovative and timely
textbook brings together current work in communication, political
science, philosophy, popular culture, history, economics, and the
humanities to present an examination of the theoretical and critical
issues in the study of computer-mediated communication.
Continuing
the model of the best-selling first edition, authors Andrew F. Wood and
Matthew J. Smith introduce computer-mediated communication (CMC) as a
subject of academic research as well as a lens through which to examine
contemporary trends in society. This second edition of "Online
Communication" covers online identity, mediated relationships, virtual
communities, electronic commerce, the digital divide, spaces of
resistance, and other topics related to CMC. The text also examines how
the Internet has affected contemporary culture and presents the
critiques being made to those changes.
Special features of the text include:
*Hyperlinks--presenting greater detail on topics from the chapter
*Ethical Ethical Inquiry--posing questions on the nature of human communication and conduct online
*Online Communication and the Law--examining the legal ramifications of CMC issues
Advanced
undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers interested in the
field of computer-mediated communication, as well as those studying
issues of technology and culture, will find "Online Communication" to be
an insightful resource for studying the role of technology and mediated
communication in today's society.
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Reviews
...a
must-read for any student or researcher interested in the area of
computer-mediated communication. The work could-and should-serve as a
required textbook for a variety of advanced undergraduate and graduate
courses across the social sciences and the humanities. The book also
could be used as a secondary text in virtually any course covering
contemporary culture.
—Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
...a
useful primer for communication students who are experts in using the
technology but have had little or no guidance in learning to think
constructively about that use, particularly from a humanistic
perspective. The concepts may be basic, but they offer solid ground on
which to build.
—Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
Wood
and Smith's Online Communication: Linking Technology Identity, and
Culture provides an excellent and relatively comprehensive overview of
CMC. Its easy-to-read style and breadth of coverage make it an ideal
textbook for a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in
technical communication of Internet studies. Its organization of
information into concise, focused chapters containing highlighted points
of interest also make the book an ideal reference source for
researchers or practitioners in any field that uses CMC.
—Technical Communication
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