Tendencies and Tensions of the Information Age: The Production and Distribution of Information in the United StatesTransaction Publishers, 01.01.1995 - 285 Seiten The development of technology and the hunger for information has caused a wave of change in daily life in America. Nearly every American's environment now consists of cable television, video cassette players, answering machines, fax machines, and personal computers. Schement and Curtis argue that the information age has evolved gradually throughout the twentieth century. National focus on the production and distribution of information stems directly from the organizing principles and realities of the market system, not from a revolution sparked by the invention of the computer. Now available in paperback, Tendencies and Tensions of the Information Age, brings together findings from many disciplines, including classical studies, etymology, political sociology, and macroeconomics. This valuable resource will be enjoyed by sociologists, historians, and scholars of communication and information studies. |
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... interactions . But it was not always so . In this book , we propose that the idea of information forms the conceptual foundation for the information society . By that we mean a perspective in which information is conceived of as thing ...
... increasing interconnectedness at every level . At the mi- cro level , individuals experience numerous personal interactions in their daily lives but can also stay in touch at nearly any 10 Tendencies and Tensions of the Information Age.
... interaction — macro , middle , or micro — technology may shape or be shaped . We end chapter six by discussing the question of technological determinism , and by proposing macro , middle , and micro levels of technological causation ...
... interact , and how they affect the tendencies mani- fest within the information society.29 Capitalism and the Commoditization of Information All parties to the debate acknowledge the purchase and sale of information as the most visible ...
... interactions between capitalism and industri- alization , i.e. of the different paths to the information society . The key to understanding the information society depends on recognizing elements of both change and continuity . American ...
Inhalt
21 | |
47 | |
Information Work | 71 |
Media Environments | 103 |
Tensions | 131 |
Technological Visions | 173 |
The Information Society as a State of Mind | 205 |
Appendix A | 229 |
Name Index | 279 |
Subject Index | 283 |
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