| Privacy in America: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Contributor(s): Aspray, William (Editor), Doty, Philip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0810881101 ISBN-13: 9780810881105 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $101.97 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Privacy - Political Science | Civil Rights - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| LCCN: 2011004376 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.13" W x 8.92" (1.07 lbs) 322 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this collection of essays that represent original and interdisciplinary work, respected scholars address a number of privacy issues. These include how governmental and private sectors develop and deploy technologies that can pose serious compromises to the privacy of individuals and groups; how information and communication system designs pose threats to privacy; how we manage private concerns (child care, job leave, and identity) as public issues amenable to political action and shared awareness; and the fundamental asymmetry of power that exists between individuals and small groups on the one hand and large governmental and corporate entities on the other. Arranged in three sections-law and policy; information technology; and information studies, history, and sociology-Privacy in America: Interdisciplinary Perspectives will be useful to scholars, practitioners, and students in a variety of fields, including information science, library science, and information systems. |