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- catalog abstract ""The development of technology and the hunger for information has caused a wave of change in daily life in America. Nearly every American's environment now consists of cable television, video cassette players, answering machines, fax machines, and personal computers. Schement and Curtis argue that the information age did not evolve suddenly, but gradually throughout the twentieth century. They contend that national focus on the production and distribution of information stems directly from the organizing principles and realities of the market system, not from a revolution sparked by the invention of the computer." "The first section examines the idea of information, showing that its origins reach back to the emergence of European culture. The second, large segment addresses theories in competition and analyzes the relationship between industrial society and information society. Much of the book is devoted to exploring how information infiltrates both professional and and personal lives. Schement and Curtis end by reviewing images of the information society, and offering a framework about its development and impact." "Tendencies and Tensions of the Information Age brings together findings from many disciplines including classical studies, etymology, political sociology, and macroeconomics. It provides a useful study on the current dominance of technology and communication in the United States. This valuable resource will be enjoyed by sociologists, historians, and scholars of communication and information studies."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b5770830.
- catalog contributor b5770831.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description ""The development of technology and the hunger for information has caused a wave of change in daily life in America. Nearly every American's environment now consists of cable television, video cassette players, answering machines, fax machines, and personal computers. Schement and Curtis argue that the information age did not evolve suddenly, but gradually throughout the twentieth century. They contend that national focus on the production and distribution of information stems directly from the organizing principles and realities of the market system, not from a revolution sparked by the invention of the computer." "The first section examines the idea of information, showing that its origins reach back to the emergence of European culture. The second, large segment addresses theories in competition and analyzes the relationship between industrial society and information society. Much of the book is devoted to exploring how information infiltrates both professional and and personal lives. Schement and Curtis end by reviewing images of the information society, and offering a framework about its development and impact." "Tendencies and Tensions of the Information Age brings together findings from many disciplines including classical studies, etymology, political sociology, and macroeconomics. It provides a useful study on the current dominance of technology and communication in the United States. This valuable resource will be enjoyed by sociologists, historians, and scholars of communication and information studies."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
- catalog description "New industrial society -- Interconnectedness -- Information work -- Media environments -- Tensions -- Technological visions -- Information society as a state of mind.".
- catalog extent "viii, 285 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1560001666 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "1560009284 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "338.4/7001/0973 20".
- catalog subject "Computers Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Computers and civilization.".
- catalog subject "Information society United States.".
- catalog subject "QA76.9.C66 S32 1994".
- catalog subject "QA76.9.C66 S32 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "New industrial society -- Interconnectedness -- Information work -- Media environments -- Tensions -- Technological visions -- Information society as a state of mind.".
- catalog title "Tendencies and tensions of the information age : the production and distribution of information in the United States / Jorge Reina Schement and Terry Curtis.".
- catalog type "text".