{"product_id":"digitalization-and-social-change-9781032258911","title":"Digitalization and Social Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigitalization is shaping our everyday lives, yet navigating the changes it entails can feel like trekking into the unknown, where both the possibilities and the consequences are unclear and difficult to grasp. Exploring how digitalization affects all aspects of our lives, from health to culture, this book aims to develop and strengthen the reader's ability to think critically about such developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear and concise manner with reference to science fiction and pop culture, this book presents potent theoretical perspectives for understanding digitalization processes as societal change. Various exercises are included throughout to encourage readers to critically explore digitalization in their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReplete with illustrations and examples, this book is an accessible guide to digitalization in the modern societal context, appealing to students at the undergraduate level as well as general readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Getting lost in a the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e digital\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.1 Limited or liberated by ubiquitous digital technology? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.2 It Could Be Otherwise (ICBO) – the foundation of critical thinking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.3 Opening the black box\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.4 A response to political and corporate solutionism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.5 Digitalization as a topic for Science and Technology Studies (STS) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.6 A critical sociotechnical perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.7 The structure of the book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.8 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: What is \"digitalization,\" exactly?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.1 Digitalization as technological fix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.2 Defining digitalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.3 Defining digitalization as a political act in itself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.4 A digitalized world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.5 Digitalization as a sociotechnical process\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.6 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: A sociotechnical perspective on digitalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.1 What is a sociotechnical perspective on digitalization? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.2 What do we mean by \"technology\"? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.3 Technologies and their agency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.4 Why technological determinism is a dead end\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.5 Technological reductionism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.6 How social determinism is equally problematic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.7 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Domestication: User perspectives on technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.1 A user perspective on technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.2 Domestication theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.3 The dimensional model of domestication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.4 The history of domestication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.5 Strengths and weaknesses of domestication theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.6 Re-domestication and dis-domestication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.7 What non-users can teach us about the use of technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.8 Normativity and use\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.9 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Script: Technology’s manual for use\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.1 Script as technology’s manual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.2 The historical and theoretical position of script theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.3 How do you do a script analysis? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.4 Making scripts through technology development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.5 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Technologies as normality machines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.1 A thought experiment on a student app\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.2 Technology as inclusion or exclusion? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.3 Scripting the use and users to create differences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.4 The digital divide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.5 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Digital technologies in the past and present\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.1 Becoming a communication society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.2 What comes after the communication society? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.3 Digitalization and some sample diagnoses of the times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.4 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Digitalization of health: Networks of care and technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.1 In search of good health: Robots to the rescue? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.2 Digital technology for better health? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.3 Talking flowerpots: Welfare technology in the home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.4 Exergames: Gamifying health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.5 Support groups in social media: Communities for mental health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.6 Digitalization makes the actor network of health visible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.7 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Digitalization of work: Automation, responsibility, and reskilling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.1 Two visions of future work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.2 From animal laborans to homo faber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.3 Automating workers? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.4 Who operates self-service checkouts? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.5 The digital stopwatch and the attempt to automate care work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.6 Craftspeople at construction sites working with robots\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.7 What will we do in the future—and how will we do it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.8 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Digitalization of control: Surveillance, automation, and algorithms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.1 Control through surveillance and digital tracking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.2 Control of animals using virtual fences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.3 Care, technology, and the desire for boundaries when surveilling children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.4 Predictive police algorithms: Surveillance of data sets and predictions of the future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.5 Life in a surveillance society: What digitalization does to surveillance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.6 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Digitalization of culture: Remix, community, and prosumers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.1 SKAM and transmedia storytelling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.2 Remix culture as the foundation of digital culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.3 Understanding where remix culture comes from: Participatory culture and networked publics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.4 Memes: Collective creativity, both serious and humorous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.5 Fan fiction: When fans take ownership of the story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.6 Twitch.tv and livestreaming games: How innovative gamers made one of the world’s biggest platforms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.7 Discussion: Prosumers’ new cultural expressions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.8 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Digitalization of the self: Selfies, influencers and the quantified self\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.1 Picture perfect? What \"Instagram vs. reality\" can teach us about being fakeness and authenticity online\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.2 From anonymity to persistent identities on the internet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.3 Frontstage, backstage, and the cyborg’s theater\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.4 Selfies: The cyborg’s self-portrait? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.5 Influencers: The professionalized digital self\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.6 The quantified self: Believing in a countable and optimized self\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.7 Discussion: The cyborg’s expanded toolbox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.8 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Digitalization summarized\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.1 Part 1: A critical perspective on digitalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.2 Part 2: Theoretical Tools\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.3 Part 3: Empirical case studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.4 Digitalization as social change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.5 A user perspective on digitalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.6 Critical thinking about digitalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Analytical cheat sheet: A guide for thinking critically about digitalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.1 Interpretative flexibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.2 Delegation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.3 Actor-network\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.4 Script\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.5 Domestication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Methods cheat sheet: How to study digitalization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.1 Research question: What are you going to find out? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.2 Choosing method: How are you going to find it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.3 Tips for getting good data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.4 From data to analysis\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018931110231,"sku":"9781032258911","price":40.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032258911.jpg?v=1750778711","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/digitalization-and-social-change-9781032258911","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}