Summary
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The history of internet research methods is, naturally, much shorter than the histories of other research methods in the social sciences, though no less rich or significant as a result. The early development of distributed networked communications in the 1960s and 1970s can be seen as a relevant pre-history and emergence period for the internet, and consequently the birth of the world wide web in the early 1990s saw the internet truly break out from being a rather technical tool into a more ubiquitous aspect of everyday life. This four-volume collection begins with some of the earliest works on what was or was to become the internet, moving methodically through to present-day issues. The esteemed editorial team has selected for inclusion literatures which address a ...
Editors' Introduction: Researching Society Online
The history of Internet research methods is, of course, much shorter than the histories of other research methods in the social sciences. The early development of distributed networked communications in the 1960s and 1970s can be seen as a relevant pre-history and emergence period for the Internet, whilst the 1980s saw some classical social science statements about this rapidly developing socio-technical configuration. The birth of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s saw the Internet truly break out from being a rather technical tool into a more ubiquitous aspect of everyday life (at both the architectural and experiential levels). At this point, and around the turn of the millennium researchers began to focus their attention on what ...
Table of Contents
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Volume I: The Social Context of Online Research
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Classics
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William Bainbridge
1994
Bainbridge Science, New Series
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2. Review of ‘Virtual Reality’ by Howard Rheingold
J. Roberts
1993
American Journal of Sociology
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Craig Calhoun
1998
Sociological Inquiry
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4. Toward a Sociology of the Network Society
Manuel Castells
2000
Contemporary Sociology
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5. Materials for an Exploratory Theory of the Network Society
Manuel Castells
2000
The British Journal of Sociology
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6. An Introduction to the Information Age
Manuel Castells
1997
City: Analysis of Urban Trends, Culture, Theory, Policy, Action
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7. Network Rules of Order: Regulating Speech in Public Electronic Fora
William Dutton
1996
Media, Culture & Society
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8. Proper Methodologies for Psychological and Sociological Studies Conducted via the Internet
Claire Hewson | Dianna Laurent | Carl Vogel
1996
Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers
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9. Catching Cybercriminals: Policing the Internet1
David Wall
1998
International Review of Law, Computers & Technology
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10. Consumption and Digital Commodities in the Everyday
Mark Poster
2004
Cultural Studies
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Digital Divides and Exclusions
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11. Social Implications of the Internet
Paul DiMaggio | Eszter Hargittai | W. Neuman | John Robinson
2001
Annual Review of Sociology
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12. Exploring the Digital Divide: Internet Connectedness and Age
William Loges | Joo-Young Jung
2001
Communication Research
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13. Beyond Access: The Digital Divide and Internet Uses and Gratifications
Jaeho Cho | Homero de Zúñiga | Hernando Rojas | Dhavan Shah
2003
IT and Society
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14. The Digital Divide as a Complex and Dynamic Phenomenon
Jan van Dijk | Kenneth Hacker
2003
The Information Society: An International Journal
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15. New Social Survey Perspectives on the Digital Divide
John Robinson | Paul DiMaggio | Eszter Hargittai
2003
ITandSociety
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16. Reconsidering Political and Popular Understandings of the Digital Divide
Neil Selwyn
2004
New Media & Society
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17. Digital Divide Research, Achievements and Shortcomings
Jan van Dijk
2006
Poetics
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Mauro Guillén | Sandra Suárez
2005
Social Forces
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19. Social Movements and New Media
Brian Loader
2008
Sociology Compass
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20. Coming of (Old) Age in the Digital Age: ICT Usage and Non-Usage among Older Adults
Barbara Neves | Fausto Amaro | Jaime Fonseca
2013
Fonseca Sociological Research Online
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Volume II: Critical and ‘Live’ Issues in Researching Society Online
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Gender and the Internet
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Cheris Kramarae | Jana Kramer
1995
Women's Review of Books
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Pamela Cushing
1996
Anthropologica
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23. Women's Studies Online: Cyberfeminism or Cyberhype?
Ivy Schweitzer
2001
Women's Studies Quarterly
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Hiroshi Ono | Madeline Zavodny
2003
Social Science Quarterly
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25. Reflections on Gender and Technology Studies: In What State is the Art?
Judy Wajcman
2000
Social Studies of Science
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26. Cultural Production, Transnational Networking, and Critical Reflection in Feminist Zines
Elke Zobl
2009
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
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27. “Click Here” A Content Analysis of Internet Rape Sites
Jennifer Gossett | Sarah Byrne
2002
Gender & Society
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Stephen Koernig | Neil Granitz
2006
Journal of Advertising
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29. Feminist Sexualities, Race and the Internet: An Investigation of http://suicidegirls.com
Shoshana Magnet
2007
New Media & Society
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30. Gender, Space, and Discourse across Borders: Talking Gender in Cyberspace
Janemaree Maher | Chng Hoon
2008
Hoon Feminist Teacher
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Research Ethics and Researching Sensitive Topics
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31. Using the Internet for Survey Research
Ross Coomber
1997
Sociological Research Online
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32. Ethical Issues in Conducting Sex Research on the Internet
Yitzchak Binik | Kenneth Mah | Sara Kiesler
1999
The Journal of Sex Research
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33. Ethical Issues for Qualitative Research in On-Line Communities
Charlotte Brownlow | Lindsay O'Dell
2002
Disability & Society
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34. What is Special about the Ethical Issues in Online Research?
Dag Elgesem
2002
Ethics and Information Technology
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35. Internet Research: An Opportunity to Revisit Classic Ethical Problems in Behavioral Research
David Pittenger
2003
Ethics & Behavior
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36. “Go Away”: Participant Objections to Being Studied and the Ethics of Chatroom Research
James Hudson | Amy Bruckman
2004
The Information Society: An International Journal
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37. Internet Users' Perceptions of ‘Privacy Concerns’ and ‘Privacy Actions’
Carina Paine | Ulf-Dietrich Reips | Stefan Stieger | Adam Joinson | Tom Buchanan
2007
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
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38. Development of Measures of Online Privacy Concern and Protection for Use on the Internet
Tom Buchanan | Carina Paine | Adam Joinson | Ulf-Dietrich Reips
2007
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
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39. Ethical Pluralism and Global Information Ethics
Charles Ess
2006
Ethics and Information Technology
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40. Children's Use of the Internet: Reflections on the Emerging Research Agenda
Sonia Livingstone
2003
New Media & Society
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41. Gradations in Digital Inclusion: Children, Young People and the Digital Divide
Sonia Livingstone | Ellen Helsper
2007
New Media & Society
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42. “But the Data is Already Public”: On the Ethics of Research in Facebook
Michael Zimmer
2010
Ethics and Information Technology
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43. An Ethics of Intimacy: Online Dating, Viral-Sociality and Living with HIV
Fadhila Mazanderani
2012
BioSocieties
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Volume III: Online Data Collection Methods
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Internet as a Medium (Interviews/Questionnaires etc.)
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44. The E-Interview
Roberta Bampton | Christopher Cowton
2002
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research
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45. E-Mail Interviewing in Qualitative Research: A Methodological Discussion
Lokman Meho
2006
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
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46. Qualitative Interviewing in Internet Studies: Playing with the Media, Playing with the Method
Michelle Kazmer | Bo Xie
2008
Information, Communication & Society
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47. Why Are Adolescents Addicted to Online Gaming? An Interview Study in Taiwan
Chin-Sheng Wan | Wen-Bin Chiou
2006
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking (formerly CyberPsychology & Behavior)
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48. Interviews and Internet Forums: A Comparison of Two Sources of Qualitative Data
Clive Seale | Jonathan Charteris-Black | Aidan MacFarlane | Ann McPherson
2010
Qualitative Health Research
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Martyn Denscombe
2006
Social Science Computer Review
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50. Social Desirability, Anonymity, and Internet-Based Questionnaires
Adam Joinson
1999
Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers
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51. Web Surveys: A Review of Issues and Approaches
Mick Couper
2000
Public Opinion Quarterly
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Samuel Gosling | Simine Vazire | Sanjay Srivastava | Oliver John
2004
American Psychologist
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Anja Göritz
2004
International Journal of Market Research
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54. Fans, Homophobia and Masculinities in Association Football: Evidence of a More Inclusive Environment
Ellis Cashmore | Jamie Cleland
2012
The British Journal of Sociology
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Internet Ethnography
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55. Trading Sexpics on IRC: Embodiment and Authenticity on the Internet
Don Slater
1998
Body & Society
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56. Looking toward Cyberspace: Beyond Grounded Sociology – Cyberspace and Identity
Sherry Turkle
1999
Contemporary Sociology
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57. Web Pages, Authors and Audiences: The Meaning of a Mouse Click
Christine Hine
2001
Information, Communication & Society
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58. Internet Research and the Sociology of Cyber-Social-Scientific Knowledge
Christine Hine
2005
The Information Society: An International Journal
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59. Inside the “Pro-ana” Community: A Covert Online Participant Observation
Sarah Brotsky | David Giles
2007
Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention
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60. Avatar Watching: Participant Observation in Graphical Online Environments
Matthew Williams
2007
Qualitative Research
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61. The Internet in Everyday Life: Computer Networking from the Standpoint of the Domestic User
Maria Bakardjieva | Richard Smith
2001
New Media & Society
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62. The Politics of Communication: Information Technology, Local Knowledge and Social Exclusion
Matthew David
2003
Telematics and Informatics
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63. Normativity and Materiality: A View from Digital Anthropology
Heather Horst | Daniel Miller
2012
Media International Australia
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64. Internet Ethnography: Online and Offline
Liav Sade-Beck
2004
International Journal of Qualitative Methods
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65. Digital Ethnography: An Examination of the Use of New Technologies for Social Research
Dhiraj Murthy
2008
Sociology
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66. Ethnographic Approaches to the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication
Angela Garcia | Alecea Standlee | Jennifer Bechkoff | Yan Cui
2009
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
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Volume IV: Innovation in Researching Society Online
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Internet as ‘Unobtrusive Measures’
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67. The Rebirth of the Football Fanzine: Using E-Zines as Data Source
Peter Millward
2008
Journal of Sport and Social Issues
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Matthew David | David Zeitlyn
1996
Sociological Research Online
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69. Learning Users' Interests by Unobtrusively Observing Their Normal Behavior
Jeremy Goecks | Jude Shavlik
2000
Interfaces
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Robert Kraut | Judith Olson | Mahzarin Banaji | Amy Bruckman | Jeffrey Cohen | Mick Couper
2004
American Psychologist
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71. Privacy Dictionary: A New Resource for the Automated Content Analysis of Privacy
Asimina Vasalou | Alastair Gill | Fadhila Mazanderani | Chrysanthi Papoutsi | Adam Joinson
2011
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
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Cutting Edge Case Studies
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72. The Internet for Empowerment of Minority and Marginalized Users
Bharat Mehra | Cecelia Merkel | Ann Bishop
2004
New Media & Society
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73. Disciplining the Future: A Critical Organizational Analysis of Internet Studies
Annette Markham
2005
The Information Society: An International Journal
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74. Global Networks and the Effects on Culture
Alexander Galloway
2005
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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75. Making Friends with Jarvis Cocker: Music Culture in the Context of Web 2.0
David Beer
2008
Cultural Sociology
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76. The Coming Crisis of Empirical Sociology
Mike Savage | Roger Burrows
2007
Sociology
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77. Some Further Reflections on the Coming Crisis of Empirical Sociology
Mike Savage | Roger Burrows
2009
Sociology
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78. Qualitative Methods III: Animating Archives, Artful Interventions and Online Environments
Claire Dwyer | Gail Davies
2010
Progress in Human Geography
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79. ‘Entering the Blogosphere’: Some Strategies for Using Blogs in Social Research
Nicholas Hookway
2008
Qualitative Research
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80. Netnography: A Method Specifically Designed to Study Cultures and Communities Online
Gary Bowler
2010
The Qualitative Report
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81. Wisdom of the Crowd or Technicity of Content? Wikipedia as a Sociotechnical System
Sabine Niederer | José van Dijck
2010
New Media & Society
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