information society
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Information Society
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We’re going to look at how information societies are different
from other types of societies.
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Alvin Toffler’s The Third Wave
• Toffler identified three “waves” of change, that created 3 types of civilization
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1st Wavehunter-gather to agricultural
Characteristics diff. between these societies?
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2nd WaveAgricultural to Industrial
Characteristics diff. between these societies?
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Characteristics of Agrarian Societies
• Almost all work done at home + fields• Local control (nobles/warlords) – not national• Education at home, from family, job related• Most production for people’s own use
(consume what they produce)• Very little production for trade / market
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Characteristics of Industrial Societies
• Most work outside home (factories, offices)• Centralized population (urbanization)• Centralized energy needs (to power cities,
factories)• Large power plants; non-renewable energy
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Characteristics of Industrial Societies
• Mass media; same message to all; radio, tv, national newspapers
• Standardized education, products, media, etc• Education away from family in “Factory-style”
schools; same ed. for everyone, basic literacy skills, punctuality, obedience to prep. for factory work
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Characteristics of Industrial Societies
• Nation-state as KEY level of control:• Sovereignty- – nation controls all below– None above nation can control it
• Producing material goods (chairs, cars, books, appliances, etc. etc.) Mainly for MARKET
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Group Discussion:
Can you see any ways we are changing from industrial societies?
Are there ways we are becoming different from the industrial
lifestyle of economy?
Share with the class!
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Material Goods vs. Information Goods
• Material goods: physical products for people to buy and use. Produced, moved to where people need them.
• E.g. cars, computers, phones, desks, building materials, books, etc.
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Material Goods vs. Information Goods
• Information goods: economic worth in information and info. processing, ideas, knowledge,
• Scientific data, stories, movies, songs, statistics, computer programs etc.
• (now often digital and digitally delivered)
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Characteristics of Information Societies
• Much more information production than before. Manufacturing of material goods less important.
• More work from home; more in future? (oil vs. electricity costs)
• Decentralized power needs (less power, spread out more; Solar? Wind?)
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Characteristics of Information Societies
• Less standardization – custom products, changes in education and mass media
• Attack on power of Nation-State– From below: local diff., separatist movements,
more local autonomy (e.g. Nunavut)– From above: United Nations, European Union,
Transnational Corporations, WTO, + so many more
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Characteristics of Information Societies
• Huge changes in communication abilities:• The computer + internet, cellular
technologies, satellite communication,
• Twitter + Facebook democracy movements in the Middle East. (China’s control)
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Characteristics of Information Societies
• Maybe more real democracy- change from periodic elections more direct involvement of people (e.g. internet voting)
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Q: How might education change to better fit with the information
based societies?
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Q: Which type of society do you think is best? Why?
• Agricultural, • Industrial, • Informational?