The Internet as Social System: Applying Margaret Archer's Theory of Morphogenesis to Hypermedia Communication
While there is a growing recognition amongst information and communication technology (ICT) researchers that computer systems are designed for and situated in social practices, the Internet tends to be viewed as an artefact, with the focus being on its technical and material aspects. This paper expl...
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International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics
2014-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics |
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Online Access: | http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/SA368CF13.pdf
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