Cyberspace divide : equality, agency and policy in the information society
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Cyberspace divide : equality, agency and policy in the information society
Routledge, 1998
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Bibliography: p. [242]-255
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The dramatic advances in computer and telecommunications technologies such as the Internet, virtual reality, smart cards or multimedia applications are increasingly regarded as ushering in a new form of society: the information society. Politicians, policy makers and business gurus are all encouraging us to join the information superhighway at the nearest junction or risk being excluded from the social and economic benefits of the information revolution. Cyberspace Divide critically considers the complex relationship between technological change, its effect upon social divisions, its consequences for social action and the emerging strategies for social inclusion in the Information Age. Cyberspace Divide will be invaluable reading for those studying social policy, sociology, computing and communication studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1 Cyberspace divide: equality, agency and policy in the information society Part I Divisions, difference and social exclusion 2 Global networks and the myth of equality: trickle down or trickle away? 3 Who are the world's information-poor? 4 The 'crisis' in the urban public realm Part II Identity, autonomy and social interaction 5 Gender, agency, location and the new information society 6 Ethics @ the Internet: bilateral procedures in electronic communication 7 The Internet, virtual reality and real reality 8 Why even scholars don't get a free lunch in cyberspace: my adventures with a tunnelvisionary Part III Strategies for social inclusion 9 Confucius or capitalism? policies for an information society 10 Information and citizenship in Europe 11 Managing the cyberspace divide: government investment in electronic information services 12 Connecting Wales: the Internet and national Identity 13 The Internet, other 'nets' and healthcare
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