ISBN:
9781138016804
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (193 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society
Parallel Title:
Print version Information Communication Technology and Social Transformation : A Social and Historical Perspective
DDC:
303.48/33
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book argues that information communication technologies are not creating new forms of social structure, but rather altering long-standing institutions and amplifying existing trends of social change that have their origins in ancient times. Using a comparative historical perspective, it analyzes the applications of information communication technologies in relation to changes in norms and values, education institutions, the socialization of children, new forms of deviant and criminal behaviors, enhanced participation in religious activities, patterns of knowledge creation and use, the exp
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Table of Contents; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Scope of Inquiry; Definitions; Book Preview; 2 Societal Evolution; Locus; Literacy; Economy and Polity; 3 Normative Order: Part One; The Concept; Division of Labor; Political Processes; 4 Normative Order: Part Two; Ownership; Privacy; Religion; Criminal Behavior; 5 Learning; Agents and Consequences of Socialization; Teaching and Learning in Schools; Higher Education; 6 Knowledge; Changing Patterns; Knowledge Creation; Knowledge Dissemination
Description / Table of Contents:
Knowledge Use7 Consumerism; Mass Production and Consumption; Advertising and the Consumer Society; New Means of Buying and Selling; New Products and Services; Post-Consumer Economy; 8 Distance and Time; Altered Perceptions; History of Social Distance and Social Time; Virtual Communities; 9 Future; Data Visualization; New Forms of Literacy; Privacy and Transparency; Culture Wars; Globalization; A Final Thought; Appendix A: Design and Architecture of Digital Computers; Appendix B: Computer Networks; Biographical Notes; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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