Can Information and Communications Technology Enhance Social Quality

Bibliographic Data

ID7299103
AuthorsCatherine Wallace (0000-0002-1218-624X, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume2
Issue2
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Social Quality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1757-0344 • E-ISSN: 1757-0352
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3167/ijsq.2012.020207
OpenAlexW2322453143
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) open up the possibility of new forms of relationship and engagement, which form part of the sociality of modern society, leading some to characterize this as a transition to an "information society", a "network society", or a "third industrial revolution". This has implications for Social Quality, especially in terms of social cohesion, social inclusion and social empowerment. Drawing upon recent research we find that ICTs have added new dimensions to social life in ways that go beyond the original formulations of the digital divide. Conversely, Social Quality can also add important insights into our understanding of the relationship between society and technology. The article argues that discussions of Social Quality should take these dimensions into account

Cohesion (chemistry · Digital divide · Digital Revolution · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Epistemology · ICTS · Information and Communications Technology · Information society · Network society · Political science · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Social change · Social engagement · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Social relation · Social science · Sociality · Sociology · Telecommunications · World Wide Web · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · Engineering · Smart Cities and Technologies · Social Media and Politics

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