Parents Talking Algorithms

Navigating Datafication and Family Life in Digital Societies
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-5292-4102-0
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 293 g

In today's digital societies, parenting is shaped by algorithms daily - in search engines, social media, kids' entertainment, the news and more. But how much are parents aware of the algorithms shaping their parenting and daily lives? How can they prepare for children’s futures in a world dominated by data, algorithms, automation and AI?

This groundbreaking study of 30 English families sheds light on parents’ hopes and fears, their experiences with algorithms in searching, sharing and consuming news and information, and their awareness and knowledge of algorithms at large.

Looking beyond tech skills and media panics, this book is an essential read for social scientists, policy makers and general readers seeking to understand parenting in datafied societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Das, Ranjana

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Parents Talking Algorithms

2. Quests

3. Curation

4. Understandings

5. News

6. Literacies

7. Tomorrows

8. Attending to parents talking algorithms

Über Autor(innen)

Ranjana Das is Professor in Media and Communication at the University of Surrey.