A Theoretical Debate on the Social and Political Implications of Internet Implementation for the Inuit of Nunavut.

Savard, Jean-Francois

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Publication Date: 1998

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A Theoretical Debate on the Social and Political Implications of Internet Implementation for the Inuit of Nunavut.

Savard, Jean-Francois

WICAZO SA Review, v13 n2 p83-97 Fall 1998

The Nunavut Implementation Commission embraces the Internet as a community-development tool, and sees only positive implications for Inuit society. Studies show that information technologies have been both a tool for the promotion of Inuit culture and an agent of acculturation. Defines four theoretical stages that identify possible effects of the Internet on society. Lists Nunavut Web sites. (TD)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Acculturation, Canada Natives, Community Development, Computer Attitudes, Eskimos, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Internet, Mass Media Effects, Science and Society

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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