Cutting though the exaggerated and fanciful beliefs about the new possibilities of `net life?, Hine produces a distinctive understanding of the significance of the Internet and addresses such questions as: what challenges do the new technologies of communication pose for research methods? Does the Internet force us to rethink traditional categories of `culture? and `society?? In this compelling and thoughtful book, Hine shows that the Internet is both a site for cultural formations and a cultural artefact which is shaped by people?s understandings and expectations. The Internet requires a new form of ethnography. The author considers the shape of this new ethnography and guides readers through its application in multiple settings.
ISBN: | 9780761958963 |
Publication date: | 4th April 2000 |
Author: | Christine M Hine |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 192 pages |
Genres: |
Social research and statistics |