The sociology of speed : digital, organizational, and social temporalities / edited by Judy Wajcman and Nigel Dodd.

Contributor(s): Wajcman, Judy [editor.] | Dodd, Nigel, 1965- [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198782858; 0198782853; 9780198782865; 0198782861Subject(s): Time -- Sociological aspects | Technology -- Social aspects | Quality of life | Technological innovations -- Social aspects | Speed -- Social aspects | Quality of life | Speed -- Social aspects | Technological innovations -- Social aspects | Technology -- Social aspects | Time -- Sociological aspectsDDC classification: 303.4 LOC classification: HM656 | .S64 2017Other classification: 303.483 Online resources: Available to Stanford-affiliated users. Oxford Scholarship Online Summary: There is widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be. This work argues that popular and scholarly claims about acceleration gloss over the complex relationship of technology, speed and time.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-205) and index.

There is widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be. This work argues that popular and scholarly claims about acceleration gloss over the complex relationship of technology, speed and time.

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