02900cam a2200313 i 4500 12151263 20251010094155.0 210209t20212021enk b 001 0 eng 2021005391 9781509542963 hardback (OCoLC)on1237252663 (CaBVaU)12151263 DLC eng DLC rda OCLCO OCLCF BDX UKMGB YDX UtOrBLW eng pcc HM585 .S3776 2021 Schwarz, Ori, 1979- author. Sociological theory for digital society : the codes that bind us together / Ori Schwarz. Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2021. 222 pages ; 23 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: old disciplines, new times, revised theories — When interactions become objects — rethinking symbolic interactionism in the post-situational order — When networks materialize — rethinking social ontology beyond the individual and the collective — When social capital can be invested — rethinking social capital — When power is exercised through algorithms — rethinking power under generative rulers — When labour is everywhere — rethinking work in the era of workless labour — Conclusion: sociological theory for the future. The digital revolution has not only transformed multiple aspects of social life – it also shakes sociological theory, transforming the most basic assumptions that have underlain it. In this timely book, Ori Schwarz explores the main challenges digitalization poses to different strands of sociological theory and offers paths to adapt them to new social realities.What would symbolic interactionism look like in a world where interaction no longer takes place within bounded situations and is constantly documented as durable digital objects? How should we understand new digitally mediated forms of human association that bind our actions and lives together but have little in common with old-time 'collectives'; and why are they not simply ‘social networks’? How does social capital transform when it is materialized in a digital form, and how does it remould power structures? What happens to our conceptualization of power when faced with the emergence of new forms of algorithmic power? And what happens when labour departs from work? By posing and answering such fascinating questions, and offering critical tools for both students and scholars of social theory and digital society to engage with them, this thought-provoking book draws the outline of future sociological theory for our digital society. Provided by publisher. Sociology 12016 Information society 3595 Online social networks 7708 Information technology Social aspects 7710 lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 2025-06-13 0 HM585 SCH B05826 2025-06-13 1 2025-06-13 1 4730 4730