Virtual EthnographySAGE Publications Ltd, 2000 M04 4 - 192 pages 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. |
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... specific framework for understanding the development of communications technologies . Modernity , to summar- ize crudely , is characterized by a stress on rationality and control , by organization through surveillance and by a stress on ...
... specific framework for understanding the development of communications technologies . Modernity , to summar- ize crudely , is characterized by a stress on rationality and control , by organization through surveillance and by a stress on ...
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... specific research questions raised by the theoretical review are : How do the users of the Internet understand its capacities ? What significance does its use have for them ? How do they understand its capabilities as a medium of ...
... specific research questions raised by the theoretical review are : How do the users of the Internet understand its capacities ? What significance does its use have for them ? How do they understand its capabilities as a medium of ...
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... specific bounded social settings to a communications technology which seems to disrupt the notion of boundaries. Ethnographers have often settled for studying either online or offline contexts. To combine the two requires a rethinking ...
... specific bounded social settings to a communications technology which seems to disrupt the notion of boundaries. Ethnographers have often settled for studying either online or offline contexts. To combine the two requires a rethinking ...
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... specific questions: what kinds of tasks could be achieved by groups using electronic communication; how did the different communication media compare in their effects on communication; and what effect did different media have on groups ...
... specific questions: what kinds of tasks could be achieved by groups using electronic communication; how did the different communication media compare in their effects on communication; and what effect did different media have on groups ...
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... specific social effects independent of its context of use. Mantovani also questions the basis for some of the quantitative measures used to establish equality of participation. As he points out, even if a low-status member of the group ...
... specific social effects independent of its context of use. Mantovani also questions the basis for some of the quantitative measures used to establish equality of participation. As he points out, even if a low-status member of the group ...
Contents
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3 The Virtual Objects of Ethnography | 41 |
4 The Making of a Virtual Ethnography | 67 |
5 Time Space and Technology | 83 |
6 Authenticity and Identity in Internet Contexts | 118 |
7 Reflection | 147 |
Glossary of Internet Terms | 157 |
References | 163 |
Index | 175 |
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