equality, agency, and policy in the information society /
نام نخستين پديدآور
edited by Brian D. Loader.
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
New York :
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Routledge,
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
1998.
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) :
ساير جزييات
illustrations
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-255) and index.
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
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. This book analyses issues of agency, autonomy and equality as they are affected by global communications networks and information technologies. The contributors discuss such themes as human interaction, ethical behaviour, power relationships and gender divisions as well as the growing disparity between the information rich and the information poor. Also contrasted are the policy formulations by nation-states and trading areas such as the EU and China.; Cyberspace Divide will be invaluable reading for those studying social policy, sociology, computing and communication studies. Brian D.