Information Communication Technology and Social Transformation: A Social and Historical Perspective (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society) - Hardcover

Cline, Hugh F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138016802 ISBN 13: 9781138016804

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

This book argues that information communication technologies are not creating new forms of social structure, but rather altering long-standing institutions and amplifying existing trends of social change that have their origins in ancient times. Using a comparative historical perspective, it analyzes the applications of information communication technologies in relation to changes in norms and values, education institutions, the socialization of children, new forms of deviant and criminal behaviors, enhanced participation in religious activities, patterns of knowledge creation and use, the expansion of consumerism, and changing experiences of distance and time.

About this title

About the Author:

Hugh F. Cline received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University in 1967. For 20 years, he served as Executive Research Director at Educational Testing Service. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. His research has focused on the use of information communication technologies in complex organizations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1138016802
• ISBN 13: 9781138016804
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176