Social Theory and Communication Technology

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Seven essays suggest a structural hermeneutic to address problems of the impact of communication technology on society. That approach views the public as agents embedded in their lifeworlds, rather than as consumers and receivers, who play a large part in reproducing structural and distanciated processes of meaning. They draw on sociology and social theory of the 1980s and 1990s to confront the penetration of communication technologies into everyday life outside the realm of work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)