1st Edition

The Societal Impact of Technology

By Savvas A. Katsikides Copyright 1998
128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

Published in 1998. This text is concerned with research issues within the context of the emerging information age. The book draws together research which is devoted to key questions examining the relationship between the various and widely discussed developments of technological systems and their societal impacts. Increasing interest and research into the information society and their euphorical... Read more
1. Sociological Context and Information Technology.  2. Sociology and the Functions of Technological Autonomy.  3. Gender and Social Construction of Technology.  4. Organizational Implications of Technologicial Care: Some Aspects of Applied Systems in Hospitals.  5. The Making of Global Cities: Technology and Social Sustainability.  6. Technological Change and Employment in Society.  7. Structuring Technology and Working Environments.  8. Critical Issues for the Domains of an Information Society.  9. An Interpretation of Sociology in the Information Society.

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Savvas A. Katsikides