Gender & Community in the Social Construction of the Internet (Digital Formations, Vol. 1)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: February 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780820450230
Subjects: General Theory of Computing; Computer Networks; Sociology Of Women; Social Science; Computers - Communications / Networking; Sociology; Networking - Wide Area Networks (WANs); Computer Science; Internet - General; Women's Studies - General; Computers and women; Internet; Internet and women; Social aspects
Description: "This book provides a critical analysis of how communication technologies have been gendered through the social practices that are promoted and put to use, with a particular look at the diverse women's cultures and communities that are using the Internet. Emanating from a critical feminist and political-economic perspective, this book provides a policy-oriented framework on access to the Internet from a feminist perspective, as well as suggestions for ensuring that women become actively involved in the continued shaping of digital culture and technology."--BOOK JACKET.