Computer technology is transforming the ways people live and work. The one way and two way home information systems – teletext and video text – will penetrate far into the fabric of people’s lives, with an impact rivaling that of the automobile and television.
The new technology will touch many areas of social life. Instead of travelling, many men and women may be able to do much of their work at a home computer terminal may be able to do much of their work at home computer terminal, a way of working termed “telecommuting” Word processing, preparing reports, filling information, and calculating statistical data can be performed at home. Telecommuting is likely to have positive and negative effects. Workers may have more control over tome. However, it can cut workers off socially and physiologically, producing a sense of isolation and estrangement. Although it may reduce conflicts among co workers, it may create new and deeper strains among family members, who will be spending more time interacting with one another.
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