Communication, technology and society / Lelia Green.

By:

Green, Lelia, 1956- [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : SAGE, 2002.Description: xxxiv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0761947094

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

303.4833

Summary: "Technology was once something we thought of only in relation to manufacturing or the military. Now it is a constant theme in everyday interaction. In Communication, Technology and Society Lelia Green examines the technologies of communication, from things we don't even think of as technology, like the alphabet or electricity, through to the rapid-developing world of cyberspace. She argues that technology is never neutral, rather, it is closely linked to culture, society and government policy. Green looks at what drives technological change, showing that the adoption of new technologies is never inevitable. She also explores how a variety of technology cultures coexist an interact: industrial culture, media culture, information culture, and now 'technoculture'. Some communities benefit from technocultures, while others are left out or even damaged. Communication, Technology and Society is written for an international readership and is an ideal undergraduate student text for courses on technology and culture or technology and soceity."--Provided by the publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Course reserves
Reserve - Overnight loan	CYA Library Reserve	303.4833 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000009092		Nevradakis, Michael

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Technology was once something we thought of only in relation to manufacturing or the military. Now it is a constant theme in everyday interaction.
In Communication, Technology and Society Lelia Green examines the technologies of communication, from things we don't even think of as technology, like the alphabet or electricity, through to the rapid-developing world of cyberspace. She argues that technology is never neutral, rather, it is closely linked to culture, society and government policy.
Green looks at what drives technological change, showing that the adoption of new technologies is never inevitable. She also explores how a variety of technology cultures coexist an interact: industrial culture, media culture, information culture, and now 'technoculture'. Some communities benefit from technocultures, while others are left out or even damaged.
Communication, Technology and Society is written for an international readership and is an ideal undergraduate student text for courses on technology and culture or technology and soceity."--Provided by the publisher.