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Gazing on the Network Society:a Review on Castells' Theory of Information Society

Xie Jun

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Manuel Castells is a famous contemporary sociologist in America. His theory of information society has produced extensive and profound influence ever since it was founded.The paper introduces Castells' academic career and his theory of information society,and especially emphasizes his theory of informationalized city,the theory of location of high-tech industries and the theory of the network society. The paper also introduces precisely reviews on the theory by some sociologists.

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Key concepts: Network society, Information society, Sociology, Contemporary society, Social science, Epistemology, Political science, Law