The network society : social aspects of new media

Title:

Author:

Dijk, Jan van.

ISBN:

9781412908689

Personal Author:

Dijk, Jan van.

Edition:

2nd edition.

Publication Information:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2006.

Physical Description:

vii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

General Note:

REMOVE "MAIN" CALL NUMBER ONCE ALL ORDERS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

Previous edition: 1999.

Contents:

Networks: The nervous system of society -- Technology -- Economy -- Politics and power -- Law -- Social structure -- Culture -- Psychology -- Conclusions and policy perspectives.

Subject Term:

Mass media -- Technological innovations.

Mass media -- Social aspects.

Format:

Books

Document ID:

SD_ILS:891237

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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.

Introduction

Networks: The Nervous System of Society

Technology

Economy

Politics and Power

Law

Social Structure

Culture

Psychology

Conclusions and Policy Perspectives

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