Electronic Tribes: The Virtual Worlds of Geeks, Gamers, Shamans, and Scammers

by Stephen A. Smith and Tyrone L. Adams

Whether people want to play games and download music, engage in social networking and professional collaboration, or view pornography and incite terror, the Internet provides myriad opportunities for people who share common interests to find each other. The contributors to this book argue that these self-selected online groups are best understood as tribes, with many of the same ramifications, both positive and negative, that tribalism has in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292717741
• ISBN13: 9780292717749
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"