LEADER 03979oam 2200817I 450 001 996199886903316 005 20170815160837.0 010 $a1-134-70052-0 010 $a0-203-28595-6 010 $a0-203-16953-0 010 $a1-280-19560-6 010 $a1-134-70053-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203169537 035 $a(CKB)1000000000249025 035 $a(EBL)166361 035 $a(OCoLC)52815640 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000134297 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11136997 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134297 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10054227 035 $a(PQKB)10156280 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000293342 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11229743 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293342 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10274113 035 $a(PQKB)10448581 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC166361 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000249025 100 $a20180331d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCyberspace divide $eequality, agency, and policy in the information society /$fedited by Brian D. Loader 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1998. 215 $a1 online resource (284 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-16969-0 311 $a0-415-16968-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 tunnelvisionary 327 $aConfucius 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; Index 330 $aThe 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 606 $aInformation society 606 $aInformation technology$xSocial aspects 606 $aInformation technology$xEconomic aspects 606 $aInformation policy 606 $aInformation resources management 606 $aWomen$xEffect of technological innovations on 606 $aSocial classes 606 $aSocial policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInformation society. 615 0$aInformation technology$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aInformation technology$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aInformation policy. 615 0$aInformation resources management. 615 0$aWomen$xEffect of technological innovations on. 615 0$aSocial classes. 615 0$aSocial policy. 676 $a303.48/34 676 $a303.4834 676 $a306.46 701 $aLoader$b Brian$f1958-$0145445 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996199886903316 996 $aCyberspace divide$92155098 997 $aUNISA