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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Routledge/Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in science, technology, and society.
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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.
- 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.