MASYARAKAT INFORMASI
INDONESIA PERSPEKTIF
SOSIOLOGIS
The Information Society: The
“Third Wave”
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• Digital communication
• Used in the production, distribution and
reception of communication
• Involves use of new communication
networks: Internet as mass medium
Ciri-ciri Masyarakat Informasi
• KENYAMANAN
• BORDERLESS
• KECEPATAN
DAMPAK NEGATIF
ERA INFORMASI
Castells, Manuel.1996. The Rise of The Network Society (The Information Age: Economy, Society,
and Culture). London:Willey-Blackwell
IMPACTS
• Changed the way we work
• Accellerated space time compression: globalization processes
• Convergence of computers and distribution allows greater efficiency of
control and communication
• Much cheaper to sell via Internet than in person ( 1/100th cost per
transaction for banks, airlines)
• Average person is now estimated to spend 187 hours a year on line