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The Social Construction of New Cultural Models through Information and Communication Technologies

The Social Construction of New Cultural Models through Information and Communication Technologies

Almudena Moreno
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781613504444|ISBN10: 1613504446|EISBN13: 9781613504451
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-444-4.ch004
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Moreno, Almudena. "The Social Construction of New Cultural Models through Information and Communication Technologies." Social Networking and Community Behavior Modeling: Qualitative and Quantitative Measures, edited by Maytham Safar and Khaled Mahdi, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 68-84. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-444-4.ch004

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Moreno, A. (2012). The Social Construction of New Cultural Models through Information and Communication Technologies. In M. Safar & K. Mahdi (Eds.), Social Networking and Community Behavior Modeling: Qualitative and Quantitative Measures (pp. 68-84). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-444-4.ch004

Chicago

Moreno, Almudena. "The Social Construction of New Cultural Models through Information and Communication Technologies." In Social Networking and Community Behavior Modeling: Qualitative and Quantitative Measures, edited by Maytham Safar and Khaled Mahdi, 68-84. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-444-4.ch004

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Abstract

This chapter presents an approach to sociological and anthropological theories as to the meaning of the new cultural formats resulting from the application of today’s communications technologies. This introductory theoretical chapter aims to contextualize social networking and community behaviour within an analytical framework, which allows us to understand the significance of these new realities. Thus, this chapter analyzes the cultural significance of the new concept of cyberculture and the new socio-cultural constructs such as authority, identity, and socialization that arise from the use of new technologies as a basic source of knowledge and information. In summary, this chapter contains a theoretical reflection on the meaning of the new forms of social relations in this ICT-based culture, as well as on the need to define new analytical tools to enable an adequate interpretation of this new cultural context within the framework of globalization and digitalization.

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