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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... theory . Finally , we both wish to thank our families for their contributions to this project and their tolerance of its demands . Anne understood and indulged Jorge as he spent hours staring out the window , supported him in ...
... theory of communication , where the measure of information is the logarithmic function which expresses the choice of one message from the set of all possible messages . Shannon's theory set the basis for theories of signal transmission ...
... theories , definitions and descriptions have proliferated — the majority focus- ing on the culturally universal , or ... theory appears imminent . Furthermore , although , the academic focus reflects the larger society's consciousness of ...
... theories from speculations without sup- port ; and , yet , like their medieval counterparts , they sought to place ... theory — be treated as a distinct activity . In addition , the newly developing practice of science placed a premium ...
... theories in competition . Contending explanations of the relationship between industrial society and the information society are analyzed . We begin by examining the work of three scholars whose interpre- tations led to the ...
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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