دانلود کتاب The Social, Cultural and Environmental Costs of Hyper-Connectivity: Sleeping Through the Revolution

Writing in plain language and a conversational style for a broad readership of general readers, students, and scholars, author Mike Hynes (sociology, political science, National University of Ireland-Galway) overviews the social, cultural, and environmental damage from digital communication technologies, from musical homogenization to changes to our cognitive abilities. He reviews the growth and reach of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple, then points to issues such as online privacy and surveillance, the digital divide, Big tech’s role in economic inequality, ecological threats from the industry and its energy demands, and problems of digital democracy. Offering stand-alone chapters, the book can be used in undergraduate courses such as digital citizenship and other social sciences classes. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)