Everyday Surveillance: Vigilance and Visibility in Postmodern Life

By William G. Staples

Book Overview

Everyday Surveillance is a provocative exploration of the myriad ways we are watched each day--from internet use to public video cameras--and how this surveillance shapes our lives. The second edition considers new topics, such as the rise of social media, and updates research throughout.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074254110X
• ISBN13: 9780742541108
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A worthwhile and englightening read

Though you may not like what you find out. Staples manages to weave sociological theory effortlessly through this engaging book, which details our surveillance culture. His analysis is clear, thoughtful, and full of examples from each of our every-day lives. His ideas have a solid theoretical grounding, but offer an original assessment of what is actually behind all those cameras, all-to-frequent drug tests, rising prison populations and the knowledge that someone is always watching us. Without paranoia or exaggeration, Staples evokes perfectly the surveillance situation in which we are living, explaining how it came about, what it really does for (and to) us, and what's likely to happen in the future.