This book provides an overview of debates about whether we are entering into a phase of
social existence without precedent-the'information society'. Intended as a bridge between …

These objections neither mean that I find the massive spread of information unworthy of
study, nor even that I reject all conceptions of the 'information society'. Indeed, it seems to me …

The rapid introduction and widespread diffusion of information technology (IT) within the
advanced societies raises numerous questions of great interest for sociology. Among them …

The social, political and technological implications of the information revolution are the focus
of this textbook. It explores the major social and technological issues surrounding the …

This article explores the social impact of new information and communication technologies
(ICTs). It argues that they are best understood, not as heralding a substantially new …

There is a strong tendency in the social sciences to understand and conceptualize the new
information technologies in terms of their technical properties and to construct the relation to …

There has been much debate over the idea of'the information society'. Some thinkers have
argued that information is becoming the key ordering principle in society, whereas others …

What are we to make of the information society? Many prominent theorists have argued it to
be the most profound and comprehensive transformation of economy, culture and politics …

Challenging the popular myth of a present-day'information revolution', Media Technology
and Society is essential reading for anyone interested in the social impact of technological …

抄録< jats: title> Abstract</jats: title>< jats: p> This chapter reports research that draws on
insights and approaches from cultural studies, and science and technology studies, in order …