Social Informatics by Noriko Hara, Pnina Fichman - 9781032678504

Social InformaticsAuthor(s): Noriko Hara, Pnina Fichman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032678504, 978-1032678504\nSynopsis\nSocial informatics examines how society is influenced by digital technologies and how digital technologies are shaped by political, economic, and socio-cultural forces. The chapters in this edited volume use social informatics approaches to analyze recent issues in our increasingly data-intensive society.\n\nTaking a social informatics perspective, this edited volume investigates the interaction between society and digital technologies and includes research that examines individuals, groups, organizations, and nations, as well as their complex relationships with pervasive mobile and wearable devices, social media platforms, artificial intelligence, and big data. This volumes contributors range from seasoned and renowned researchers to upcoming researchers in social informatics. The readers.