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| Peter Lang Publishing * Digital Formations book series volume 55 * Steve Jones, series editor |
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"The authors have presented provocative contexts, and the
editor has organized and shaped the sequence of the individual chapters to unfold before us, allowing us to lose ourselves
in the moments of the words, only to feel refreshed and renewed. I think you will agree with me, reading this book has been
time well spent."
-From the Afterword by Jarice Hanson
Professor of Communication,
University of Massachusetts, and
Verizon Chair in Telecommunications,
Temple University
NEW!
Watch a YouTube video by contributing author Corey Anton.
He
discusses ideas from his chapter in The Culture of Efficiency,
"Clocks,
Synchronization, and the Fate of Leisure." NEW!
Read Nathan Jurgenson's blog entry on Sociology Lens,
the associated site for Sociology Compass,
Wiley-Blackwell’s
review journal on all fields sociological.
He discusses ideas from the chapter he co-authored
with
George Ritzer in The Culture of Efficiency,
"Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Web 2.0."
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The
Culture of Efficiency: Technology in Everyday Life reveals how people are managing, exploiting, and resisting technological developments in the digital
age. Distinguished experts from a broad range of fields show how the latest technologies are being used to transform and control nitty-gritty aspects
of life from conception onward and the surprising benefits and consequences. Bold and provocative, the book's 21 chapters
explore a broad array of high and low-tech efficiency-oriented equipment, applications, and practices – from bicycle
and car sharing programs, to smart homes and radio frequency identification tags; from electronic medical records and mindfulness
training to technology sabbaticals.
This book is for everyone concerned with efficiency and effectiveness. It offers fresh insights about
social trends, practical suggestions for improving everyday life, and vital forecasts about the future of work and leisure.
This is essential reading for researchers, professionals, and students in communication, sociology, education, anthropology,
psychology, organizational science, operations management, marketing, gender studies, environmental studies, American studies,
healthcare, and social policy.
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Keywords: Digital culture,
technology and society, information and communication technologies (ICTs), sociology of work, diffusion of innovations, convergence
culture, labor studies, multitasking, mobile communication, mobility, social presence, networked technologies, time—social
aspects, time—psychological aspects, time—history of, computer mediated communication, computer supported cooperative
work, globalization, leisure studies, simplicity, new media, media studies, American studies.
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