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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Main Author: Dee Pratt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2014-02-01
Series:Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
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Online Access:http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/SA368CF13.pdf