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information age  

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  • The term information age refers to the existence of society on a global scale wherein the creation, distribution, integration, and manipulation of information is the defining activity that shapes and transforms increasing realms of life. It may be understood as a periodization of the social, economic, and cultural processes that comprise what has been termed the information society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Information Age]

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