Informational society
In
sociology,
informational society refers to a
post-modern type of society. Theoreticans like
Ulrich Beck,
Anthony Giddens and
Manuel Castells argue that since the
1970s a transformation from
industrial society to informational society has happened on a global scale.
As steam power was the technology standing behind industrial society, so information technology is seen as the catalyst for the changes in work organisation, societal structure and politics occurring in the late 20th century.
See also