Information communication technology and social transformation [electronic resource] : a social and historical perspective / Hugh F. Cline.
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 analyze...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge/Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in science, technology, and society.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (193 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781317703204 1317703200 1306418992 9781306418997 9781317703198 1317703197 9781315780672 1315780674 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |