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The Sociology of Speed
By Judy Wajcman
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Description
The purpose of this book is to bring a much-needed sociological perspective to bear on speed: it examines how speed and acceleration came to signify the zeitgeist, and explores the political implications of this. Among the major questions addressed are: when did acceleration become the primary rationale for technological innovation and the key measure of social progress? Is acceleration occurring across all sectors of society and all aspects of life, or are some groups able to mobilise speed asa resource while others are marginalised and excluded? Does the growing centrality of technological mediations (of both information and communication) produce slower as well as faster times, waiting as well as 'busyness', stasis as well as mobility? To what extent is the contemporary imperative ofspeed as much a cultural artefact as a material one? To make sense of everyday life in the twenty-first century, we must begin by interrogating the social dynamics of speed.
This book shows how time is a collective accomplishment, and that temporality is experienced very differently by diverse groups of people, especially between the affluent and those who service them.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
226
Release Date:
2017-02-01
Publication Date:
2016-09-15
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (UK)
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0198782853
ISBN13:
9780198782858
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Weight:
508 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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