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This chapter looks at the position occupied by the home as the central focus of the information society. A working definition of the home is used and various interactions and activities that take place in the home are discussed with relation to the home, and its changing place in the move to an information society. The chapter also discusses various information activities that impinge upon the function of everyday life in the home including the use of information and information systems. Finally some of the consequences of the move to an information-based model of the home are outlined.
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Sloane, A. (2005). The Home in the Information Society. In: Berleur, J., Avgerou, C. (eds) Perspectives and Policies on ICT in Society. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 179. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25588-5_14
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