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Preface
Acknowledgments
1: Digital Sociology: Promises and Precedents
Introduction
Acknowledging the “digital society”
Preceding sociologies of technology (a brief history)
Previous “digital sociology” by another name
So why “digital sociology” … right here, right now?
Conclusions
2: Digital Sociology: Central Concerns, Concepts and Questions
Introduction
Digital sociology as a “post-digital” take on “the digital”
Turning technical concepts into sociological concerns
Retaining and refining sociological questions and concerns
The (re)use of social theory in digital sociology
Moving beyond “pre-digital” theory
Conclusions
3: Digital Sociology in Action: Digital Labor and Digital Race
Introduction
Sociological studies of digital labor
Digital labor – recurring themes and issues
Sociological studies of digital race
Digital race – recurring themes and issues
Conclusions
4: Digital Methods and Methodology
Introduction
Big Data and the computational social sciences
“Thick data” and the digital ethnographic turn
Coding, programming and software development
Looking to the future of digital sociological methods
Conclusions
5: Being a Digital Sociologist
Introduction
The diverse nature of digital sociology practitioners
The distinct nature of digital sociology practices
Critical perspectives on “digital scholarship”
Conclusions: so what is digital sociology?
References
Index
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