Investigating Information Society
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: January 14, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780415268318
Subjects: Cultural studies; Impact of computing & IT on society; Social theory; Social Science; Sociology; Media Studies; Sociology - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; Communication
First sentence: Social scientists have commonly sought to understand the major social transformations underway at their time of writing - notably the work of Karl Marx on industrialization, Emile Durkheim's concern with social stability, and Max Weber's analysis of bureaucracy.