The Human Network

The Human Network
Author: Matthew O. Jackson
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1101972963

Here is a fresh, intriguing, and, above all, authoritative book about how our sometimes hidden positions in various social structures—our human networks—shape how we think and behave, and inform our very outlook on life. Inequality, social immobility, and political polarization are only a few crucial phenomena driven by the inevitability of social structures. Social structures determine who has power and influence, account for why people fail to assimilate basic facts, and enlarge our understanding of patterns of contagion—from the spread of disease to financial crises. Despite their primary role in shaping our lives, human networks are often overlooked when we try to account for our most important political and economic practices. Matthew O. Jackson brilliantly illuminates the complexity of the social networks in which we are—often unwittingly—positioned and aims to facilitate a deeper appreciation of why we are who we are. Ranging across disciplines—psychology, behavioral economics, sociology, and business—and rich with historical analogies and anecdotes, The Human Network provides a galvanizing account of what can drive success or failure in life.

Social Media and Society

Social Media and Society
Author: Regina Luttrell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2024-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1538186004

Exploring social media's integration with modern society, this text empowers students as social media consumers and creators. The thoroughly updated second edition includes a new chapter on AI technologies. Features include full color visuals; glossary; chapter questions and activities; and theory, ethics, and diversity and inclusion boxes.

Social Isolation in Modern Society

Social Isolation in Modern Society
Author: Roelof Hortulanus
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2006-06-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134209339

Social isolation has serious repercussions for people and communities across the globe, yet knowledge about this phenomenon has remained rather limited – until now. The first multidisciplinary study to explore this issue, Social Isolation in Modern Society integrates relevant research traditions in the social sciences and brings together sociological theories of social networks and psychological theories of feelings of loneliness. Both traditions are embedded in research, with the results of a large-scale international study being used to describe the extent, nature and divergent manifestations of social isolation. With a new approach to social inequality, this empirically based study includes concrete policy recommendations, and presents a clear insight into personal, social and socio-economic causes and the consequences of social isolation.

Social Networks and Surveillance for Society

Social Networks and Surveillance for Society
Author: Tansel Özyer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2018-08-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319782568

This book focuses on recent technical advancements and state-of-the art technologies for analyzing characteristic features and probabilistic modelling of complex social networks and decentralized online network architectures. Such research results in applications related to surveillance and privacy, fraud analysis, cyber forensics, propaganda campaigns, as well as for online social networks such as Facebook. The text illustrates the benefits of using advanced social network analysis methods through application case studies based on practical test results from synthetic and real-world data. This book will appeal to researchers and students working in these areas.

Social Media and Society

Social Media and Society
Author: Dr. R. B. Konda, Dr. Maheshkumar M. Ganwar, Dr.Gayatri Y., Prof. Basvaraj Hugar, Dr. Surendra Kumashi, Dr. Kalpana Bhimalli & Dr. Sameena Sindageekar
Publisher: Laxmi Book Publication
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2024-11-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1300897244

This research paper examines Empowering Voices: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Amplifying Women's Activism on Social Media in India the influence of social media on women‟s activism in India, highlighting its role in amplifying voices, fostering community, and mobilizing support for gender-related issues. Utilizing qualitative methods, including interviews with women activists and social media content analysis, the study identifies key themes in contemporary digital activism. The findings reveal that social media has empowered women to challenge societal norms and advocate for rights, notably through movements like #MeToo and the Shaheen Bagh protests. However, the paper also addresses significant challenges, such as online harassment and the need for intersectional representation. Overall, this research underscores the transformative potential of social media in shaping women‟s activism while advocating for safer digital spaces for all activists. The rise of social media has significantly transformed the landscape of activism across the globe. In India, women activists have leveraged these platforms to amplify their voices, mobilize support, and challenge societal norms. This paper explores the influence of social media on women‟s activism in India, focusing on its role in raising awareness, fostering community, and facilitating grassroots movements. Through qualitative analysis, this research highlights key case studies, explores various social media platforms, and examines the challenges faced by women activists in the digital space.

Emerging Pedagogies in the Networked Knowledge Society: Practices Integrating Social Media and Globalization

Emerging Pedagogies in the Networked Knowledge Society: Practices Integrating Social Media and Globalization
Author: Limbu, Marohang
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2013-11-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466647582

Since the dawn of the digital era, the transfer of knowledge has shifted from analog to digital, local to global, and individual to social. Complex networked communities are a fundamental part of these new information-based societies. Emerging Pedagogies in the Networked Knowledge Society: Practices Integrating Social Media and Globalization examines the production, dissemination, and consumption of knowledge within networked communities in the wider global context of pervasive Web 2.0 and social media services. This book will offer insight for business stakeholders, researchers, scholars, and administrators by highlighting the important concepts and ideas of information- and knowledge-based economies.

Innovations and Social Media Analytics in a Digital Society

Innovations and Social Media Analytics in a Digital Society
Author: Maria José Sousa
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2022-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 100061560X

Recent advances in digitization are transforming healthcare, education, tourism, information technology, and some other sectors. Social media analytics are tools that can be used to measure innovation and the relation of the companies with the citizens. This book comprises state-ofthe-art social media analytics, and advanced innovation policies in the digitization of society. The number of applications that can be used to create and analyze social media analytics generates large amounts of data called big data, including measures of the use of the technologies to develop or to use new services to improve the quality of life of the citizens. Digitization has applications in fields from remote monitoring to smart sensors and other devices. Integration generates data that need to be analyzed and visualized in an easy and clear way, that will be some of the proposals of the researchers present in this book. This volume offers valuable insights to researchers on how to design innovative digital analytics systems and how to improve information delivery remotely.