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Journal : Cognitionis Civitatis et Politicae

SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURAL CHANGE Tjahyadi, Indra; Fernandez , Carlos; Martinez, Isabel; Solina, Emmy
Cognitionis Civitatis et Politicae Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Yayasan Adra Karima Hubbi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70177/politicae.v3i1.3377

Abstract

Digital technologies have profoundly reshaped contemporary social life, altering patterns of interaction, identity formation, and cultural transmission across societies. From an anthropological perspective, these transformations cannot be understood solely through technical or economic explanations, but require attention to meaning, practice, and power embedded in everyday digital engagement. This study aims to analyze social transformation in the digital age by examining how technology functions as a culturally embedded social environment that mediates relationships, values, and symbolic expression. The research employs a qualitative design grounded in interpretive anthropology, combining digital ethnography, semi structured interviews, and analysis of online cultural artifacts to capture lived experiences within hybrid online offline spaces. The findings reveal that digital platforms reconfigure social organization, redistribute cultural authority, and intensify reflexive identity practices while simultaneously sustaining elements of cultural continuity. Digital interaction emerges as a site of negotiation where tradition and innovation intersect rather than as a force of unilateral disruption. The study concludes that social transformation in the digital age is best understood as a dynamic and context dependent process shaped by human agency and cultural interpretation. These results highlight the continued relevance of anthropological approaches for interpreting technological change and offer insights for research on digital society.
Co-Authors Abdurrahman Abdurrahman Achmad Naufal Irsyadi Adi Sutrisno Adi Sutrisno Adi Sutrisno Ahmad Faishal Ahmad, Muh. Ihsan Said Aisyah, Almas Elmadina Ali Imron Ali Imron Amalia, Nur Ismi Arifullah, Muhammad Arliansyah, Adinda Amirah Asroful Anam Astutik, Lidia Bawamenewi, Arozatulo Budi Mardikawati Dahlan Abdullah Deny Tri Deny Tri Aryanti Dheny Jatmiko, Dheny Dona Tihnike Emmy Solina Erliana, Yossy Dwi Faridahtul Jannah Febrianty, Mitha Nur Fernandez , Carlos Frans Sudirjo Frans Sudirjo Gamar Al Haddar H., Levi Febrianing Hani Gustiya Ningsih Hari Pramono, Koko Haryanto , Haryanto Hidayati, Febtri Darma Hosnol Wafa Hosnol Wafa Hosnol Wafa, Hosnol Ika Fitria, Ika Indriyani, Jiphie Gilia Irianto, Sugeng Ishak Bagea Ismail Nasar Iswahyu Pranawukir Jefriyanto Saud Juli, Juli Kaniah Kaniah Kholifatur Rosyida Lutfiatul Muawanah Almaani Luthfie, Afrizky Karlina Maftuha, Rofiah Ulil Mahbub, Mohahmmad Tarojjil Mardikawati , Budi Mardikawati, Budi Martinez, Isabel MOH MUJIB ALFIRDAUS Moh. Zamroni Mohammad Zamroni Mohammad Zamroni Muh. Safar Muhammad Hasan Muhammad Rusdi Muhammad Rusdi Muhammadong Mulyono, Sugeng Edy Nasar, Ismail Nisa', Ayu Khotimatun Nisa’, Ayu Khotimatun Nur Aini, Rofii’atul Fajriyah Nur Laili Nur, Rezeki Nuril Hidayati Nuril Hidayati Nuryati Solapari Oktaviani, Hilda Izza Pangestu, Budi Prihatini, Nur Dini Priyana, Yana Putra, Kevin Permana Rasyidah Nur Aisyah Ratna Ratna Susanti Rezeki Nur Rinovian Rais Romadhona, Ihda Rozfania Safar, Muh Sarofa, Faninatus Sasabone, Luana Siti Shofiah Soetji Andari Sri Andayani Sri Andayani Sri Andayani Sugeng Edy Mulyono Sugeng Edy Mulyono Sugeng Edy Mulyono Sutrsino, Adi Suud Sarim Karimullah Suwarni Suwarni Tri Amanat Widodo, Nabilah Putri Yana Priyana Yani Yani Yoan Barbara Runtunuwu Yohanes Susanto Yossy Dwi Erliana