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Maintaining Community in the Information Age

The Importance of Trust, Place and Situated Knowledge

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  • © 2004

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Authors:
  1. Karen F. Evans

    1. Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work Studies, University of Liverpool, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Globalisation, Technology and Community

    • Karen F. Evans
    Pages 1-26

  3. The Social Impact of Information and Communication Technologies

    • Karen F. Evans
    Pages 27-52

  4. From the Global to the Local: Building Community Spaces on the Internet

    • Karen F. Evans
    Pages 53-82

  5. Engaging with the Information Age: Questioning the Notion of a ‘Digital Underclass’

    • Karen F. Evans
    Pages 83-105

  6. Exploring the Digital Divide

    • Karen F. Evans
    Pages 106-131

  7. Bridging the Digital Divide: What Works?

    • Karen F. Evans
    Pages 132-158

  8. Conclusion: Against the Flow …

    • Karen F. Evans
    Pages 159-176

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 177-202
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About this book

By exploring the experiences of community activists and organizations working with information and communication technology (ICT) to build communities, this book offers a grounded and informed study of the role ICT plays in people's lives. The author emphasizes the importance of networks built around trust, shared spaces and local knowledge bases in the formation of significant relationships in contemporary Western societies and in doing so, questions many of the assumptions which inform the rhetorics of the information age.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work Studies, University of Liverpool, UK

    Karen F. Evans

About the author

KAREN F. VANS is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work Studies, University of Liverpool, UK. Her research has addressed the following areas: city spaces; crime; community; and cyberspace. Her recent publications include Zero Tolerance or Community Tolerance; Managing Crime in High Crime Areas (co-author with S.Walklate), and A Tale of Two Cities; Global Change, Local Feeling and Everyday Life in the North of England (co-authored with I.Taylor & P.Fraser).

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