XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018)

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The Use of Information and Communication Technology,Modernity and Social Structure: Emerging Trends in Developing Countries

RC14 Sociology of Communication, Knowledge and Culture (host committee)

Language: English

The use of Information and Communication Technology has transformed the nature,type and behavioral patterns in the contemporary developing societies particularly in Asian,African and Latin American countries.Its impact varied on different castes,ethnic-groups,religious-groups classes and nations.In this context, the first issue for discussion here is to understand the differential impact of the ICT on various groups.The second important issue for discussion here is regarding theoretical and concepual understanding of the phenomenon itself. A critical re-examination of some concepts like kinship, caste, ethnicity,religion,nation-building,modernity,empathy and gratification in the context of the ITC seems nesessary.The point here is to enhance our concepual knowledge and thus stregnthen the dicipline of sociology.The third main issue for discussion here is to invite some empirical studies from the developing countries and enrich our understanding of the impact of the ICT in various regions of the world like Asia Africa and Latin America.The papers are invited along the following or related themes:(i) the use of the ICT and its differential impact on various social groups;(ii) theoretical and conceptual issues in the context of the ICT and its usage and (iii) the emperical studies on the ICT and its usage in developing countries.