Virtual Ethnography

Virtual Ethnography
ISBN-10
1847876498
ISBN-13
9781847876492
Category
Social Science
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2000-04-04
Publisher
SAGE
Author
Christine Hine

Description

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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