Citing a rise in such factors as cosmetic surgery, status-related debt, and misrepresented Facebook profiles, a cautionary report on the increase of unhealthy ego-related behaviors examines its actual cost to families, organizations, and societies
Series of essay chapters (a number of which first saw publication in German in mainstream newspapers and magazines) addresses how Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and other forms of social media work (and that broader "by-product" of the militaristic ARPANET, the internet), what the…
Provides clear advice on how to plan, conduct and analyse social surveys. It emphasises the links between theory and research, the logic and interpretation of statistics and the practices of social research. Author is from La Trobe University, Melbourne