Digital Divides

Author : Massimo Ragnedda,Glenn W. Muschert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315455310

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Theorizing Digital Divides by Massimo Ragnedda,Glenn W. Muschert Pdf

Although discussion of the digital divide is a relatively new phenomenon, social inequality is a deeply entrenched part of our current social world and is now reproduced in the digital sphere. Such inequalities have been described in multiple traditions of social thought and theoretical approaches. To move forward to a greater understanding of the nuanced dynamics of digital inequality, we need the theoretical lenses to interpret the meaning of what has been observed as digital inequality. This volume examines and explains the phenomenon of digital divides and digital inequalities from a theoretical perspective. Indeed, with there being a limited amount of theoretical research on the digital divide so far, Theorizing Digital Divides seeks to collect and analyse different perspectives and theoretical approaches in analysing digital inequalities, and thus propose a nuanced approach to study the digital divide. Exploring theories from diverse perspectives within the social sciences whilst presenting clear examples of how each theory is applied in digital divide research, this book will appeal to scholars and undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in sociology of inequality, digital culture, Internet studies, mass communication, social theory, sociology, and media studies.

Author : Pippa Norris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-09-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521002230

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Digital Divide by Pippa Norris Pdf

There is widespread concern that the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor.

Author : Jan van Dijk
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509534463

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The Digital Divide by Jan van Dijk Pdf

Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the ‘digital divide’ – the disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without – has persisted for close to twenty-five years. In this textbook, Jan van Dijk considers the state of digital inequality and what we can do to tackle it. Through an accessible framework based on empirical research, he explores the motivations and challenges of seeking access and the development of requisite digital skills. He addresses key questions such as: Does digital inequality reduce or reinforce existing, traditional inequalities? Does it create new, previously unknown social inequalities? While digital inequality affects all aspects of society and the problem is here to stay, Van Dijk outlines policies we can put in place to mitigate it. The Digital Divide is required reading for students and scholars of media, communication, sociology, and related disciplines, as well as for policymakers.

Author : Mark Warschauer
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780262303699

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Technology and Social Inclusion by Mark Warschauer Pdf

Much of the discussion about new technologies and social equality has focused on the oversimplified notion of a "digital divide." Technology and Social Inclusion moves beyond the limited view of haves and have-nots to analyze the different forms of access to information and communication technologies. Drawing on theory from political science, economics, sociology, psychology, communications, education, and linguistics, the book examines the ways in which differing access to technology contributes to social and economic stratification or inclusion. The book takes a global perspective, presenting case studies from developed and developing countries, including Brazil, China, Egypt, India, and the United States. A central premise is that, in today's society, the ability to access, adapt, and create knowledge using information and communication technologies is critical to social inclusion. This focus on social inclusion shifts the discussion of the "digital divide" from gaps to be overcome by providing equipment to social development challenges to be addressed through the effective integration of technology into communities, institutions, and societies. What is most important is not so much the physical availability of computers and the Internet but rather people's ability to make use of those technologies to engage in meaningful social practices.

Author : Kim Andreasson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781482216608

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Digital Divides by Kim Andreasson Pdf

The rapid development of the information society has accentuated the importance of digital divides, which refer to economic and social inequalities among populations due to differences in access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies (ICT). This book discusses the current state of digital divides, ranging from global

Author : James B. Pick,Avijit Sarkar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662466025

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The Global Digital Divides by James B. Pick,Avijit Sarkar Pdf

This book analyzes extensive data on the world’s rapidly changing and growing access to, use and geographies of information and communications technologies. It studies not only the spatial differences in technology usage worldwide, but also examines digital differences in the major world nations of China, India, the United States and Japan at the state and provincial levels. At the global level, factors such as education, innovation, judicial independence and investment are important to explaining differences in the adoption and use of technology. The country studies corroborate consistent determinants for technology usage for education, urban location, economic prosperity, and infrastructure, but also reveal unique determinants, such as social capital in the United States and India, exports in China and working age population and patents in Japan. Spatial patterns are revealed that indicate clusters of high and low technology use for various nations around the world, the countries of Africa and for individual states/provinces within nations. Based on theory, novel findings and phenomena that have remained largely unreported, the book considers the future of the worldwide digital divides, the policy role of governments and the challenges of leadership.

Author : Ferro, Enrico,Dwivedi, Yogesh K.,Gil-Garcia, J. Ramon,Williams, Michael D.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781605667003

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Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society by Ferro, Enrico,Dwivedi, Yogesh K.,Gil-Garcia, J. Ramon,Williams, Michael D. Pdf

"This book presents a comprehensive, integrative, and global view of what has been called the digital divide"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Bernardo Sorj
Publisher : Polimetrica s.a.s.
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Digital divide
ISBN : 9788876991271

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Information Societies and Digital Divides by Bernardo Sorj Pdf

Author : Massimo Ragnedda,Glenn W. Muschert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781135088354

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The Digital Divide by Massimo Ragnedda,Glenn W. Muschert Pdf

This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of inequality and the stratification of the digital sphere. Grounded in classical sociological theories of inequality, as well as empirical evidence, this book defines ‘the digital divide’ as the unequal access and utility of internet communications technologies and explores how it has the potential to replicate existing social inequalities, as well as create new forms of stratification. The Digital Divide examines how various demographic and socio-economic factors including income, education, age and gender, as well as infrastructure, products and services affect how the internet is used and accessed. Comprised of six parts, the first section examines theories of the digital divide, and then looks in turn at: Highly developed nations and regions (including the USA, the EU and Japan); Emerging large powers (Brazil, China, India, Russia); Eastern European countries (Estonia, Romania, Serbia); Arab and Middle Eastern nations (Egypt, Iran, Israel); Under-studied areas (East and Central Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa). Providing an interwoven analysis of the international inequalities in internet usage and access, this important work offers a comprehensive approach to studying the digital divide around the globe. It is an important resource for academic and students in sociology, social policy, communication studies, media studies and all those interested in the questions and issues around social inequality.

Author : Massimo Ragnedda
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317064336

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The Third Digital Divide by Massimo Ragnedda Pdf

Drawing on the thought of Max Weber, in particular his theory of stratification, this book engages with the question of whether the digital divide simply extends traditional forms of inequality, or whether it also includes new forms of social exclusion, or perhaps manifests counter-trends that alleviate traditional inequalities whilst constituting new modalities of inequality. With attention to the manner in which social stratification in the digital age is reproduced and transformed online, the author develops an account of stratification as it exists in the digital sphere, advancing the position that, just as in the social sphere, inequalities in the online world go beyond the economic elements of inequality. As such, study of the digital divide should focus not simply on class dynamics or economic matters, but cultural aspects - such as status or prestige - and political aspects - such as group affiliations. Demonstrating the enduring relevance of Weber’s distinctions with regard to social inequality, The Third Digital Divide: A Weberian approach to rethinking digital inequalities explores the ways in which online activities and digital skills vary according to crucial sociological dimensions, explaining these in concrete terms in relation to the dynamics of social class, social status and power. As such, it will be of interest to social scientists with interests in sociological theory, the sociology of science and technology, and inequality and the digital divide.

Author : Anthony H. Normore,Antonia Issa Lahera
Publisher : IAP
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781641133920

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Crossing the Bridge of the Digital Divide by Anthony H. Normore,Antonia Issa Lahera Pdf

Crossing the Bridge of the Digital Divide: A Walk with Global Leaders explores the combined effect of the rapid growth of information as an increasingly fragmented information base, a large component of which is available only to people with money and/or acceptable institutional affiliations. In the recent past, the outcome of these challenges has been characterized as the "digital divide" between the information “haves” and “have nots” along racial and socio economic lines that seem to widen as time passes. To address the issues of digital equity and digital inequality in an effort to bridge the digital divide, educational scholars, researchers and practitioners are in positions to ensure equitable opportunities are made available for people of all ages, races, ability, sexual orientation, and ethnicity in support of social justice for bridging the digital divide. The digital divide addresses issues concerning equal opportunity, equity and access that have an effect on the development of marginalized and otherwise disenfranchised populations within and across systems nationally and internationally. The contributing authors- representing Unites States, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, and the UK - posit that education institutions can serve as the bridge to close the digital divide for students who do not have access to information technology in their homes. At a time when more computers are made available in schools than ever before, the digital divide continues to widen and fewer people in the lowest SES groups are given the opportunity to join the world of computer technology and the internet. As a result, the influence of leadership activity on institutional racism, gender discrimination, inequality of opportunity, inequity of educational processes, digital exclusion, and justice have gained currency and attention. The contributing national and international authors examine the digital divide in terms of social justice leadership, equity and access. It is within this context that the authors offer discussions from a lens of their choice, i.e. conceptual, review of literature, epistemological, etc. By adopting an educational approach to bridging the digital divide, researchers and practitioners can connect and extend long established lines of conceptual and empirical inquiry aimed at improving organizational practices and thereby gain insights that might be otherwise overlooked, or assumed. This holds great promise for generating, refining, and testing theories of leadership for equity and access, and helps strengthen already vibrant lines of inquiry on social justice.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781621969181

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Globalization and the Digital Divide by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elad Segev
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781780631783

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Google and the Digital Divide by Elad Segev Pdf

Beneficial to scholars and students in the fields of media and communication, politics and technology, this book outlines the significant role of search engines in general and Google in particular in widening the digital divide between individuals, organisations and states. It uses innovative methods and research approaches to assess and illustrate the digital divide by comparing the popular search queries in Google and Yahoo in different countries as well as analysing the various biases in Google News and Google Earth. The different studies developed and presented in this book provide various indications of the increasing customisation and popularisation mechanisms employed by popular search engines, which together with “organising the world’s information inevitably also intensify information inequalities and reinforce commercial and US-centric priorities and agendas. Develops an extensive historical investigation of information, power and the digital divide Provides new social and political perspectives to understand search engines in general and Google in particular Suggests original methods to study and assess the digital divide as well as the extent of commercialisation and Americanisation worldwide

Author : Mark Bauerlein
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-19
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780812203875

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Literary Criticism by Mark Bauerlein Pdf

As the study of literature has extended to cultural contexts, critics have developed a language all their own. Yet, argues Mark Bauerlein, scholars of literature today are so unskilled in pertinent sociohistorical methods that they compensate by adopting cliches and catchphrases that serve as substitutes for information and logic. Thus by labeling a set of ideas an "ideology" they avoid specifying those ideas, or by saying that someone "essentializes" a concept they convey the air of decisive refutation. As long as a paper is generously sprinkled with the right words, clarification is deemed superfluous. Bauerlein contends that such usages only serve to signal political commitments, prove membership in subgroups, or appeal to editors and tenure committees, and that current textual practices are inadequate to the study of culture and politics they presume to undertake. His book discusses 23 commonly encountered terms—from "deconstruction" and "gender" to "problematize" and "rethink"—and offers a diagnosis of contemporary criticism through their analysis. He examines the motives behind their usage and the circumstances under which they arose and tells why they continue to flourish. A self-styled "handbook of counterdisciplinary usage," Literary Criticism: An Autopsy shows how the use of illogical, unsound, or inconsistent terms has brought about a breakdown in disciplinary focus. It is an insightful and entertaining work that challenges scholars to reconsider their choice of words—and to eliminate many from critical inquiry altogether.

Author : Randolph Leigh, Patricia
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781615207947

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International Exploration of Technology Equity and the Digital Divide: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives by Randolph Leigh, Patricia Pdf

"This book explores and presents research that centers on the historical, political, sociological, and economic factors that engender global inequities"--Provided by publisher.