{"product_id":"data-and-society-a-critical-introduction-9781529732535","title":"Data and Society: A Critical Introduction","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eData and Society: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the growing importance of data as a technological, social, economic and scientific resource. It explains how data practices have come to underpin all aspects of human life and explores what this means for those directly involved in handling data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efosters informed debate over the role of data in contemporary society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexplains the significance of data as evidence beyond the \"Big Data\" hype\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003espans the technical, sociological, philosophical and ethical dimensions of data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprovides guidance on how to use data responsibly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes data stories that provide concrete cases and discussion questions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrounded in examples spanning genetics, sport and digital innovation, this book fosters insight into the deep interrelations between technical, social and ethical aspects of data work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003eAs the Founding Editor-in-chief of Harvard Data Science Review, I have studied thousands of pages of data science, with or without Greek letters.  But nothing has had a higher density of inspirations per page than Beaulieu and Leonelli’s book. Without going beyond page 5, I already started to think about data singularly and plurally. -- Professor Xiao-Li Meng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003eSection 1: Data in Society Chapter 1: Data in Society Section 2: Data Creation Chapter 2: Big Data in Context Chapter 3: Characteristics of Data Chapter 4: Data, Evidence and Knowledge Section 3: Data Circulation Chapter 5: Putting Data to Work Chapter 6: New Data Skills Chapter 7: Governance of Data Journeys Section 4: Data Value, Innovation and Responsibility Chapter 8: Data as a Source of Value Chapter 9: Data Justice and Ethics Chapter 10: Responsible Use of Data as Evidence Section 5: Conclusion: Data and the Knowledge We Need Chapter 11: Towards Good Data Science","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740312154455,"sku":"9781529732535","price":38.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529732535.jpg?v=1720054381","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/data-and-society-a-critical-introduction-9781529732535","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}