Information technology and society : a reader / [printed text] / N. W. Heap . - London : Sage Publications in association with the Open University, 1995 . - 436 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-8039-7980-2

Class number:	303.4833
Abstract:	Information Technology and Society examines the social, political and technological implicaions of the information revolution. The book explores the majr social and technological issues surrounding the introduction of information technology into everyday life. It presents historical and comparative perspectives on the social and technological processes involved in the uses of control of and access to IT. It critically examines the assumptions underpinning technological development. Divided into five parts the book provides a comprehensive overview of information technology and its implications for all of us- in the workplace in education and in the home. Key issues from technological determinism to globalization, privacy to labour relations and telework to disability are discussed from comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Contents note:	1. Differing Perspectives. 2. In the Workplace. 3. IT and Learning. 4. IT and The Home. 5. IT Futures