The current study handles what related to the Information Society including aspects
of concept, origin, essential terms that have been circulating on this concern,
characteristics, in addition to the most significant theories of information society
that have
hypnotized the scholars of various backgrounds and specialties the most obvious of which
are the sociologists, economists, and the technologists, not to mention the economical and
technological essentials and their impact on such a society. This study concludes with a
constellation of findings most important of which are: information become among the
basic sources that obviously affect various sectors of life: economical, social and cultural.
They are however looked at as a resource that could be utilized as a commodity. The
improvements in the field of information technology has led to dividing societies into three
constituents, as follows: sharing societies, affiliated societies and secluded societies.
