The Information Society - Economic, Social, and Structural Issues

First Published in 1989. There is still much concern over social problems. Invasion of privacy, computer crime, control of information, information inequity, and unemployment due to automation continue to be studied as their existence is no longer a matter of speculation. The emphasis of this book is less on the consequences of information technology than on understanding the nature of information societies.

List of contents

Contents: C. Steinfield, J.L. Salvaggio, Toward a Definition of the Information Society. B.J. Bates, Evolving into an Information Society: Problems and Issues. J.R. Schement, The Origins of the Information Society in the United States: Competing Visions. J.K. Larsen, E.M. Rogers, Silicon Valley: A Scenario for the Information Society of Tomorrow. W.H. Dutton, J.G. Blumler, A Comparative Perspective of Information Societies. D. Bell, Communication Technology: For Better or for Worse? H.I. Schiller, Information for What Kind of Society? J.L. Salvaggio, Is Privacy Possible in an Information Society?

About the author

Jerry L. Salvaggio

Product details

• Authors: Jerry L Salvaggio, Jerry L. Salvaggio, Salvaggio Jerry L.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1995
• EAN: 9780805820119
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-2011-9
• No. of pages: 152
• Weight: 272 g
• Series: Routledge Communication Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Sociology & anthropology, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies