Webster Theories of the Information Society

2. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-134-46028-1
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten

Information has come to be regarded as a symbol of the age in which we live. Talk nowadays is of an `information technology' revolution, even of an `information society'. But just what does this mean? In Theories of the Information Society Frank Webster sets out to make sense of the information explosion. He examines and assesses a variety of `images of the information society', and takes a sceptical look at what thinkers mean when they do refer to an `information society'. He looks closely at different approaches to informational developments, and provides critical commentaries on all the major post-war theories.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Webster, Professor Frank

Webster, Frank

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technologie: Soziale & Ethische Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Information and the Idea of an Information Society 3. The Information Society as Post-Industrilaism 4. Information, the Nation State and Surveillence: Anthony Giddens 5. Information and Advanced Capitalism: Herbert Schiller 6. Introduction Management and Manipulation: Jurgen Habermas and thr Decline of the Public Sphere 7. Information and Restructuring: beyond Fordism 8. Information and Post-Modernism 9. Information and Urban Change: Manuel Castells 10. Conclusion