Everyday surveillance : vigilance and visibility in postmodern life /
Staples, William G.
Everyday surveillance : vigilance and visibility in postmodern life / William G. Staples. - Second edition. - xiv, 255 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-243) and index.
Everyday surveillance -- The scaffold, the penitentiary, and beyond -- The gaze and its compulsions -- Bodily intrusions -- Wired.I.Am: the digital life 2.0 -- The anatomy of visibility.
Everyday Surveillance is a provocative exploration of the myriad ways we are watched each day -- from internet use to public video cameras -- and how this surveillance shapes our lives. The second edition considers new topics, such as the rise of social media, and updates research throughout. This is an ideal text for introducing students to concepts of social control and provoking discussion. -- Provided by publisher.
9780742541092 0742541096 9780742541108 074254110X
2013022176
Social control--United States.
Electronic surveillance--Social aspects--United States.
Privacy--United States.
United States--Social conditions--1980-
HN59.2 / .S698 2014
323.44/820973
Everyday surveillance : vigilance and visibility in postmodern life / William G. Staples. - Second edition. - xiv, 255 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-243) and index.
Everyday surveillance -- The scaffold, the penitentiary, and beyond -- The gaze and its compulsions -- Bodily intrusions -- Wired.I.Am: the digital life 2.0 -- The anatomy of visibility.
Everyday Surveillance is a provocative exploration of the myriad ways we are watched each day -- from internet use to public video cameras -- and how this surveillance shapes our lives. The second edition considers new topics, such as the rise of social media, and updates research throughout. This is an ideal text for introducing students to concepts of social control and provoking discussion. -- Provided by publisher.
9780742541092 0742541096 9780742541108 074254110X
2013022176
Social control--United States.
Electronic surveillance--Social aspects--United States.
Privacy--United States.
United States--Social conditions--1980-
HN59.2 / .S698 2014
323.44/820973