03979oam 2200817I 450 99619988690331620170815160837.01-134-70052-00-203-28595-60-203-16953-01-280-19560-61-134-70053-910.4324/9780203169537 (CKB)1000000000249025(EBL)166361(OCoLC)52815640(SSID)ssj0000134297(PQKBManifestationID)11136997(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134297(PQKBWorkID)10054227(PQKB)10156280(SSID)ssj0000293342(PQKBManifestationID)11229743(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293342(PQKBWorkID)10274113(PQKB)10448581(MiAaPQ)EBC166361(EXLCZ)99100000000024902520180331d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCyberspace divide equality, agency, and policy in the information society /edited by Brian D. LoaderLondon ;New York :Routledge,1998.1 online resource (284 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-16969-0 0-415-16968-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Cyberspace divide: equality, agency and policy in the information society; Global networks and the myth of equality: trickle down or trickle away?; Who are the world's information-poor?; The 'crisis' in the urban public realm; Gender, agency, location and the new information society; Ethics @ the Internet: bilateral procedures in electronic communication; The Internet, virtual reality and real reality; Why even scholars don't get a free lunch in cyberspace: my adventures with a tunnelvisionaryConfucius or capitalism? policies for an information societyInformation and citizenship in Europe; Managing the cyberspace divide: government investment in electronic information services; Connecting Wales: the Internet and national identity; The Internet, other 'nets' and healthcare; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexThe 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 Information societyInformation technologySocial aspectsInformation technologyEconomic aspectsInformation policyInformation resources managementWomenEffect of technological innovations onSocial classesSocial policyElectronic books.Information society.Information technologySocial aspects.Information technologyEconomic aspects.Information policy.Information resources management.WomenEffect of technological innovations on.Social classes.Social policy.303.48/34303.4834306.46Loader Brian1958-145445FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK996199886903316Cyberspace divide2155098UNISA