Abstract
Abstract Across a vast scholarly literature, “the network society” refers most broadly to a changing social structure whose primary mode of organization is social and media networks. This article begins by considering three communication traditions that describe “the network society” by emphasizing mediated and nonmediated social ties. Then, it further marks the broad contours of thought on “the network society” through a close reading of two foundational texts: Jan van Dijk's The Network Society: Social Aspects of New Media and Manuel Castell's three‐volume The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture .
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