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Information technology comes home

Telecommunications PolicyPublished 1 March 1985
Walter S. Baer
Citations17
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.73
SNIP2.20

TL;DR

The article focuses on current trends and possible developments in technologies for electronic communications, information distribution and entertainment in the USA.

Abstract

Abstract The article discusses how information technology affects home activities in the USA. The author considers four significant uses of time at home — working, doing chores, learning, and relaxing — and the ways in which information technologies support these activities. The article focuses on current trends and possible developments in technologies for electronic communications, information distribution and entertainment.

Keywords

Social Sciences