TY - BOOK AU - Quan-Haase,Anabel TI - Technology & society: social networks, power, and inequality T2 - Themes in Canadian sociology SN - 9780199014712 AV - T14.5 Q36 2016 U1 - 303.48/3 23 PY - 2016/// KW - Technology KW - Social aspects KW - Technologie KW - Aspect social KW - fast KW - Gesellschaft KW - gnd KW - Technisierung KW - Informationsgesellschaft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Overview of the book -- 1. The technological society -- 2. Technology in society: a historical overview -- 3. Theoretical perspectives on technology -- 4. Gendered technology -- 5. Techno-social designing -- 6. The adoption and diffusion of techological innovations -- 7. The labour of technology -- 8. Technology and inequality -- 9. Community in the newtork society -- 10. Technology-mediated social relationships -- 11. The surveillance society -- 12. Ethical dimensions of technology -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index N2 - "From crude tools in the Stone Age to smartphones in the twenty-first century, technology has always had a pervasive role in human life. In this timely study, Anabel Quan-Haase examines the places where technology and society intersect, connecting the reality of our technological age to issues of social networks, communication, work, power, and inequality. The result is a broad yet efficient overview of the tools we use, where they come from, and how they are changing our perceptions of ourselves and the relationships we form with others. This fully revised second edition includes a new chapter on gender and technology, increased coverage of the history of technology, classical theories, and ethical considerations throughout."-- ER -