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Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choicesby Charles Dunlop, Rob KlingISBN 0122243560 (0-12-224356-0)
Softcover, Academic Pr
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Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choicesby Rob KlingISBN 0124150403 (0-12-415040-3)
Softcover, Morgan Kaufmann Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices'Book summary:How computers will change the world, both technologically and socially, has been the subject of many debates. This collection of essays doesn't try to predict the changes; instead, it clarifies the areas of controversy and brings up a range of possible futures rather than one predicted future. Rob Kling and his contributors ask their thought-provoking questions in eight sections.
The first provides an overview of the controversies and offers a variety of analogies for the computerization of society. The second section covers the hopes of technological utopianism, while the third examines the economic, cultural, and organizational impact of computers. Kling devotes the fourth section to how computers transformed and will continue to transform the workplace. Part 5 covers social relationships in electronic forums and part 6 addresses privacy and social control issues. The seventh section looks at computer system safety and how both systems and their users may be vulnerable to attack. The concluding section concerns itself with the ethical and professional responsibilities of those involved with the future of computing.
Many of the essays take opposing sides of various questions. For example, in "The Electronic Hive: Embrace It," Kevin Kelly persuades readers that an interconnected networked society leads to richer human relationships. Sven Birkerts follows up with "The Electronic Hive: Refuse It," offering a counterdemonstration of how the same networking could lead to a society of shallower relationships. Similar debates appear over such topics as whether a computerized workplace will ultimately empower or further enslave workers and whether Internet developments will lead to greater personal freedom or a whittling away of our privacy. While there are no easy answers, Kling's collection of essays is a fascinating look at the issues surrounding the computerization debates. [via]
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Computers and Politics: High Technology in American Local Governmentsby Rob KlingISBN 0231048890 (0-231-04889-0)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Designing Virtual Communities in the Service of Learningby Rob Kling , James H. Gray, Sasha A. BarabISBN 0521520819 (0-521-52081-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Instructor's Resource Guide to Accompany Computerization and Controversy : Teaching Social Issues of Computing Challenges, Ideas and Resourcesby Tom Jewett, Rob KlingISBN 0124150411 (0-12-415041-1)
Softcover, Academic Press, Incorporated
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Postsuburban California: The Transformation of Orange County Since World War IIby Rob Kling , Spencer Olin, Mark PosterISBN 0520201604 (0-520-20160-4)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Social Implication of Computingby Charles Dunlop, Rob KlingISBN 0122243552 (0-12-224355-2)
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Understanding And Communicating Social Informatics: A Framework For Studying And Teaching The Human Contexts Of Information And Communication Technologiesby Rob Kling , Howard Rosenbaum, Steve SawyerISBN 1573872288 (1-57387-228-8)
Hardcover, Information Today Inc
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