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Technology and in/equality : questioning the information society /
Annotation Technology and In/equalityexplores the diverse implications of the new information and communication technologies through case studies of their applications in three main areas - media, education and training, and work. Questions of access to and control over crucial resources such as inf...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Annotation Technology and In/equalityexplores the diverse implications of the new information and communication technologies through case studies of their applications in three main areas - media, education and training, and work. Questions of access to and control over crucial resources such as information, knowledge, skills and income ae addressed drawing upon insights from science and technology studies, innovation theory, sociology and cultural studies. All of the chapters question the meanings of the terms 'technology' and 'inequality' and of the widespread association of technology with progress. Written with a non-specialist readership in mind, all complex theories and key concepts are carefully explained making the book easily accessible and relevant to a wide range of courses. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 242 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203134508 9780203134504 9786610401376 6610401373 9780415230223 0415230225 0415230233 9780415230230 |