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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... present . By 1987 , our own dialogues had progressed to the point that our interpretations were no longer distinct , so we merged our papers into a book project . That fall , the focus of the book changed radically upon Schement's ...
... present an analysis whose main theme is that the information society emerged gradually through- out the 20th century . We contend that the national orientation to the produc- tion and consumption of information which many Americans ...
... present standards , printed books could be treated as things for the convenience of the user , rather than as icons to be approached with reverence . Thus , the shift from script to print increased the number of available information ...
... present data indicating that the information workforce grew to a large size much earlier in the century than previously thought . Still , under- standing the growth of information work demands more than definitions and statistical ...
... present a comprehensive history of the idea of information . Neither a comprehensive history , nor a unified theory , currently exists , though both are sorely needed . 10. Dawkins , R. ( 1976 ) . The selfish gene . New York : Oxford ...
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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