The network society : social aspects of new media

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Title:

Author:

Dijk, Jan van.

ISBN:

9781412908672

9781412908689

Personal Author:

Dijk, Jan van.

Uniform Title:

De netwerkmaatschappij. English

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

London : SAGE Publications, 2006.

Physical Description:

vii, 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

[Translated by Leontine Spoorenberg]

Contents:

1. Introduction. -- 2. Networks: the nervous system of society. -- 3. Technology. -- 4. Economy. -- 5. Politics and power. -- 6. Law. -- 7. Social structure. -- 8. Culture. -- 9. Psychology. -- 10. Conclusions and policy perspectives.

Subject Term:

Information networks -- Social aspects.

Business networks.

Communication in social action.

Internet -- Law and legislation.

Electronic commerce -- Social aspects.

Telecommunication -- Social aspects.

Social change.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0658/2005930238-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0658/2005930238-t.html

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Summary

The last three decades have witnessed a dramatic acceleration in the use, demand, and need for telecommunications, data communication, and mass communication transmitted and integrated into networks. Through a synthesis of contemporary theories about modernization, this book offers a broad-ranging introduction to the 'network' society in all its aspects.