Causes and Symptoms of Socio-Cultural Polarization : Role of Information and Communication Technologies

Chapter 1. Introduction to the Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Polarization (Israr Qureshi, Babita Bhatt, Samrat Gupta and Amit Anand Tiwari) -- Part I: Techniques and Methods -- Chapter 2. A Schelling-opinion model based on integration of opinion formation with residential segregation (Victoria Arcón, Juan Pablo Pinasco and Inés Caridi) -- Chapter 3. The dynamics of Online opinion formation: Polarization around vaccine development for COVID-19 (Gaurav Jain, Avinash Bapu Sreenivas, Samrat Gupta and Amit Anand Tiwari) -- Chapter 4. Investigating Dynamics of Polarization of Youtube True and Fake News Channels (Manideepto Das, Priya Singh and Adrija Majumdar) -- Part II: Social Aspects of Polarization -- Chapter 5. The Polarization about Bushfires in Australia (Zhiwen Zhang and Babita Bhatt) -- Chapter 6. (De) polarizing ICT Debates of Reservations and Affirmative Action Policy: A Plea for Reparations in India and the U.S. (K.C. Nat Turner, Nagaraju Gundemeda and Sabiha Sultana) -- Part III: Cultural Aspects of Polarization -- Chapter 7. Impact of ICT on Literary Censorship: A Study of Selected Controversial Texts in Contemporary India (Fujeena Abdul Kader and Upender Gundala) -- Chapter 8. Investigating Social Media Induced Polarization on National Education Policy 2020 (Bhavna Sharma and Kirti Vasuja) -- Chapter 9. Media Bias and Bollywood: An untold story (Gaurav Jain, Snehanshu Suman, Samrat Gupta and Amit Anand Tiwari) -- Part IV: Consequences and Outcomes of Polarization: Trends and Future Research Directions -- Chapter 10. Polarization in Information Ethics: The Debates between Privacy and Common Goods in the Chinese Social Credit System (Zhiwen Zhang and Babita Bhatt) -- Chapter 11. A Comprehensive Review on Countering Rumours in the Age of Online Social Media Platforms (Amir Ebrahimi Fard and Trivik Verma) -- Chapter 12. Future Research Directions in Polarization (Israr Qureshi, Babita Bhat, Samrat Gupta and Amit Anand Tiwari) -- Index.