The Digital Practices of African Americans: An Approach to Studying Cultural Change in the Information Society (Hardcover)

Contents: The Information Society ? The Digital Divide ? The Digital Practice Perspective ? The Digital Practice of Weak Tie Development ? The Digital Practice of Maintaining Family Ties via Mobile Phone ? The Digital Practice of Maintaining Digital Enclaves ? The Digital Practice Perspective and Social Policy: Improving the Social, Cultural, and Civic Quality of the Digital Environment ? Conclusion: Smart Mobs, Flash Mobs, Flash Robs and the Revolutionary Potential of the Digital Environment.