Communication and information technology in society

These volumes explore a number of significant and interdisciplinary questions relevant to the wider debate regarding the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in a variety of research fields, including management, education, science, and the media. Bringing together research from European countries currently in a state of transition, all three volumes mark a significant contribution to the wider discussion on the role of ICT in today's world

This book investigates the psycho-social and pedagogical aspects of the development of communication and its media. It represents a major contribution to the discussion on the role of the media in the modern world and explores a number of problems in the fields of the social sciences, cultural studies and education. The views presented here offer insights from European countries in transition, and reflect the fact that globalization accounts for the culturally diverse societies in which many ...

A map as an instrument in the educationalcommunication process at school level2. media communication; the psychological and social consequences of playing"aggressive" computer games for children and teenagers; media and their contribution to the creationof global culture and a great, universal public; the amelioration of stereotypes in computer-mediatedcommunication versus vocal communication; the use of icts for terrorist purposes; the phenomenon of scripted reality programs based onpamiętniki z wakacji ("holiday diaries")series as an example.

Socio-cultural determinantsof the early period of maternitywhy doctors should pay close attentionto the way they communicate with patients- on pr regarding the health industry; interpersonal relations as a family health factor; theatre as a place for creating pro-social attitudesand means of communicationwith the world in adolescence; privacy and its risks; communication in the area of history educationof former nazi concentration camps, as perceivedby the young and the elderly: an eye-tracking analysis; communication in the developmentof environmental attitudes.