Investigating Information Society
1st Edition
Published on 11. October 2013
120 pages
978-1-136-45304-5 (ISBN)
Description
This lively and engaging text introduces students to the major debates and data on the information society, and at the same time teaches them how to research it. It gives an overview of:
* theorists of the information society, particularly Manuel Castells and Daniel Bell
* social research methodologies, including positivist, interpretivist, critical and cultural
* qualitative and quantitative research methods and criteria for social science evaluation.
Drawing on a rich body of empirical work, it explores three core themes of information society debates: the transformation of culture through the information revolution, changing patterns of work and employment and the reconfiguration of time and space in everyday life. In exploring these, the reader is introduced through case-studies, activities, and questions for discussion, to the practicalities of doing social research and the nature of social science argument and understanding.
* theorists of the information society, particularly Manuel Castells and Daniel Bell
* social research methodologies, including positivist, interpretivist, critical and cultural
* qualitative and quantitative research methods and criteria for social science evaluation.
Drawing on a rich body of empirical work, it explores three core themes of information society debates: the transformation of culture through the information revolution, changing patterns of work and employment and the reconfiguration of time and space in everyday life. In exploring these, the reader is introduced through case-studies, activities, and questions for discussion, to the practicalities of doing social research and the nature of social science argument and understanding.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
5,31 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-45304-5 (9781136453045)
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Additional editions
Hugh Mackay | Wendy Maples | Paul Reynolds
Investigating Information Society
Book
07/2002
1st Edition
Routledge
€68.70
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Hugh Mackay | Wendy Maples | Paul Reynolds
Investigating Information Society
Book
07/2002
1st Edition
Routledge
€141.35
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Authored by Mackay, Hugh; Maples, Wendy; Reynolds, Paul
Content
Introduction, Hugh Mackay; Chapter 1 The information society: continuity or change?, Hugh Mackay; Chapter 2 Theories of the information society, Hugh Mackay; Chapter 3 Social science and the information society, Hugh Mackay, Paul Reynolds; Chapter 4 Researching the information society: methods and methodologies, Hugh Mackay, Paul Reynolds; Chapter 5 Culture, representation and identities, Wendy Maples; Chapter 6 New patterns of work and inequality, Hugh Mackay; Chapter 7 Time-space reconfiguration, Hugh Mackay; Conclusion, Hugh Mackay;
