The sociology of the internet is a subfield of sociology where researchers focus on how the internet plays a role in facilitating communication and interaction and how it affects and is affected by social life.

In the late 1990s, the sudden widespread adoption of the inter...

Paul DiMaggio and colleagues wrote the earliest sociological essay about this subfield, titled " Social Implications of the Internet."

It outlined the concerns within the internet, such as:

• the digital divide
• relationships between the internet and community and social cap...

• The impact of ICTs on social relationships. For example, the role that social media plays in teen friendships today, rules of etiquette.
• How ICTs are a part of the processes of crafting and expressing identity.
• The impact of ICTs and ...