Cultures@SiliconValley
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781503602922
Subjects: Ethnology, united states; Cultural pluralism; Technological innovations, united states; High technology industries; California, social conditions; California, social life and customs
Description: "Brings the story of technological saturation and global cultural diversity in this renowned hub of digital innovation up to the present.English-Lueck provides readers with a host of new ethnographic stories, documenting the latest expansions of Silicon Valley to San Francisco and beyond. The book explores how changes in technology, especially as mobile phones make the Internet accessible everywhere, impact work, family, and community life. The inhabitants of Silicon Valley illustrate in microcosm the social and cultural identity of the future."--Provided by publisher.