The Network Society: Social Aspects of New MediaSAGE, 12 paź 2005 - 304 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. |
Spis treści
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
The Nervous System of Society | 19 |
Chapter 3 Technology | 42 |
Chapter 4 Economy | 61 |
Chapter 5 Politics and Power | 95 |
Chapter 6 Law | 127 |
Chapter 7 Social Structure | 156 |
Chapter 8 Culture | 190 |
Chapter 9 Psychology | 210 |
Chapter 10 Conclusions and Policy Perspectives | 240 |
Glossary | 264 |
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Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
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