| Cyberspace Divide: Equality, Agency and Policy in the Information Society Contributor(s): Loader, Brian D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415169690 ISBN-13: 9780415169691 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: Politicians, policy makers and business gurus are all encouraging us to join the information superhighway at the nearest junction or risk being excluded from the social and economic benefits of the information revolution. "Cyberspace Divide" critically considers the complex relationship between technological change, its effect upon social divisions, its consequences for social action an the emerging strategies for social inclusion in the Information Age. The contributors cover such themes as human interaction, ethical behavior, and the growing disparity between the information rich and the information poor. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Computers | Information Technology |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 97-39491 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.5" W x 8.52" (0.80 lbs) 282 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The dramatic advances in computer and telecommunications technologies such as the Internet, virtual reality, smart cards or multimedia applications are increasingly regarded as ushering in a new form of society: the information society. Politicians, policy makers and business gurus are all encouraging us to join the information superhighway at the nearest junction or risk being excluded from the social and economic benefits of the information revolution. Cyberspace Divide critically considers the complex relationship between technological change, its effect upon social divisions, its consequences for social action and the emerging strategies for social inclusion in the Information Age. Cyberspace Divide will be invaluable reading for those studying social policy, sociology, computing and communication studies. |