ASPECTS OF THE ‘NETWORK’ CONCEPT IN RELATION TO THE REFLEXIVE MODERNITY THEORY AND THE EVOLUTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
ASPECTS OF THE ‘NETWORK’ CONCEPT IN RELATION TO THE REFLEXIVE MODERNITY THEORY AND THE EVOLUTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Author(s): Valentin VanghelescuSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Ovidius University Press
Keywords: reflexive modernity theory; network society; ITCs & society; hypermodernity.
Summary/Abstract: This study examines the link between reflexive modernity theory and the ‘network’ concept,related to the emergence phenomenon that characterizes new communication and informationtechnologies. The purpose of this paper is to explore its implications in contemporary sociology and togive a balanced frame of understanding.
Journal: Analele Universităţii Ovidius din Constanţa. Seria Filologie
- Issue Year: XXVIII/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 194-201
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
