Cyberspace divide : equality, agency, and policy in the information society / / edited by Brian D. Loader

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/34; 303.4834; 306.46
• Soggetto topico: Information society; Information technology - Social aspects; Information technology - Economic aspects; Information policy; Information resources management; Women - Effect of technological innovations on; Social classes; Social policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LoaderBrian <1958->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 tunnelvisionary ; Confucius 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Cyberspace divide
• ISBN: 1-134-70052-0; 0-203-28595-6; 0-203-16953-0; 1-280-19560-6; 1-134-70053-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910171003403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II