Social Information Technology - Connecting Society and Cultural Issues (Hardcover)

An interdisciplinary field, technology and culture, or social informatics, is part of a larger body of socio-economic, socio-psychological, and cultural research that examines the ways in which technology and groups within society are shaped by social forces within organizations, politics, economics, and culture. Given the popularity and increased usage of technology, it is imperative that educators, trainers, consultants, administrators, researchers, and professors monitor the current trends and issues relating to social side of technology in order to meet the needs and challenges of tomorrow.""Social Information Technology"" provides educators, trainers, consultants, administrators, researchers, and professors with a fundamental research source for definitions, antecedents, and consequences of social informatics and the cultural aspect of technology. This groundbreaking research work also addresses the major cultural/societal issues in social informatics technology and society such as the Digital Divide, the government and technology law, information security and privacy, cyber ethics, technology ethics, and the future of social informatics and technology, as well as concepts from technology in developing countries.

General

Imprint:	Information Science Reference
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	April 2008
Editors:	Terry T Kidd • Irene Chen
Dimensions:	280 x 216 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	350
ISBN-13:	978-1-59904-774-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Impact of computing & IT on society
LSN:	1-59904-774-8
Barcode:	9781599047744

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