Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition

ISBN: 9780743222099

出版社: Free Press

出版年: 2003-8-5

页数: 576

定价: GBP 25.00

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

Now in its fifth edition, Diffusion of Innovations is a classic work on the spread of new ideas. It has sold 30,000 copies in each edition and will continue to reach a huge academic audience. In this renowned book, Everett M. Rogers, professor and chair of the Department of Communication & Journalism at the University of New Mexico, explains how new ideas spread via communication channels over time. Such innovations are initially perceived as uncertain and even risky. To overcome this uncertainty, most people seek out others like themselves who have already adopted the new idea. Thus the diffusion process consists of a few individuals who first adopt an innovation, then spread the word among their circle of acquaintances--a process which typically takes months or years. But there are exceptions: use of the Internet in the 1990s, for example, may have spread more rapidly than any other innovation in the history of humankind. Furthermore, the Internet is changing the very nature of diffusion by decreasing the importance of physical distance between people. The fifth edition addresses the spread of the Internet, and how it has transformed the way human beings communicate and adopt new ideas.

作者简介

埃弗雷特·罗杰斯（Everett M. Rogers），新墨西哥大学新闻与传播系教授、系主任。曾任国际传播协会会长。他的著作包括《传播研究史》（1994），《传播技巧》（1986）。

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