Competing Visions, Complex Realities : Social Aspects of the Information Society
Overview
This books examines social aspects of information-oriented society in the United States. Each contributor focuses on a specific and significant social aspect of the information-oriented society. Areas covered include: understanding the extent of information work in the United States; analyzing information work in the health care industry; defining information in an information-oriented society; the evolution of the concept of information in the courts; the coporatization and privatization of information in the economy; information and the restructuring of the family environment; information in the rural sector; the emergence of Silicon Valley; and social attitudes and values toward information technology.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780893914028
- ISBN-10: 0893914029
- Publisher: Praeger
- Publish Date: January 1987
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.44 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.93 pounds
- Page Count: 174
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