Network Society

Description

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"According to M.Castells, networks constitute the new social morphology of our societies

“…the definition, if you wish, in concrete terms of a network society is a society where the key social structures and activities are organized around electronically processed information networks. So it’s not just about networks or social networks, because social networks have been very old forms of social organization. It’s about social networks which process and manages information and are using micro-electronic based technologies.” (https://medium.com/@cryppix/mission-possible-7fe2129214fa)

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“Van Dijk defines the network society as a society in which a combination of social and media networks shapes its prime mode of organization and most important structures at all levels (individual, organizational and societal). He compares this type of society to a mass society that is shaped by groups, organizations and communities (’masses’) organized in physical co-presence.” (http://www.bravenewcollaboration.com/concepts/)

Source

The term Network Society was coined by Jan van Dijk in his Dutch book De Netwerkmaatschappij (1991)…