Books in the New Technologies / New Cultures series

Over the past few generations, expectations of comfort, cleanliness and convenience have altered. This book brings together the sociology of consumption and technology to investigate the evolution of these changes, as well the social meaning of the practices themselves.

Quietly but implacably, powerful transnational corporations are gaining power over our visual world. This book exposes the interior workings of the visual content industry, which produces approximately 70 per cent of the images that define consumer cultures. It provides an exploration of industrialized commercial photography, its uses and abuses.

Offering an approach to understanding ICTs, this work covers topics in areas, such as the digital divide; children, youth and ICTs; the dynamics of ICTs within households; social networks and ICTs; and time, movement and public space in relationship to ICTs. It is aimed at professionals, policymakers and students, who work in the field of ICTs.