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Network of Excellence inInternet Science
Kick-off Meeting
Brussels, 21-22 December 2011
Mark Rouncefield (LANCS)
FP7-ICT-2011.1.6-288021 EINS
Internet Science ±the view from Sociology 
 
Brussels, December 21-22, 2011
Sociology and the Internet
Sociology profoundly affected by the Internet:
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Domain ±new and revised areas of interest ±accompanied by a different slant on existing domains
Cybercrime; virtual worlds; online behaviour; netiquette; gaming but alsofamily, education, religion etc
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Conceptual -new and revised concepts.
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onnies -gemeinschaft/gesselschaft (community and association); ±therise of internet µempathic communities¶
Durkheim ±mechanical and organic solidarity --internet dating andµfriendship¶;
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witter etc
Goffman ±face to face interaction --backstage and frontstage; identity,privacy
Urry ±sociology beyond society..
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Methodological ±new and revised methodologicalapproaches and data collection techniques
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uantitative ±masses of data, new forms of behavioural data; sensors etc
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ualitative ±blogs, cultural probes, multi-media..
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