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New Connectivities in China: Virtual, Actual and Local Interactions

By Boxu Yang (auth.) , Pui-lam Law (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2012
ISBN
978-94-007-3909-3, 978-94-007-3910-9
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-3910-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3080975 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
234\237
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Communication Studies; Social Sciencesgeneralgeneral; Computer Science

Description

The fast diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in China has brought forth new forms of connection among the Chinese and has changed their social lives. Virtual networks have been developed and in turn have led to the formation of networks in the actual world. This collection explores the resultant complications in the relationship between virtual, actual, and local interactions. It discusses various aspects of the implications of the new connectivities on these three types of interactions in China. The topics examined include: the possibility of the development of civil society in China, the implications for the migrant workers in the south, the challenge posed to the traditional social order, and the relationship between the new connectivities and the Chinese social context.

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