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Reconceptualizing digital social inequality
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In this paper, the authors discuss conceptual tools which might allow an elaborated sociological analysis of the relationship between information and communication technology on the one hand, and social inequalities on the other.Abstract:
This paper discusses conceptual tools which might allow an elaborated sociological analysis of the relationship between information and communication technology on the one hand, and social inequalities on the other The authors seek to go beyond the familiar idea of the ‘digital divide’ to develop a focus on digital social inequality, through discussing three bodies of literature which are normally not discussed together The paper thus addresses issues in feminist theory; the sociological field analysis of Pierre Bourdieu; and the Actor Network Theory This paper shows that there are unexpected commonalities in these three perspectives which allow the possibility of effective cross-fertilization All seek to avoid positing the existence of reified social groups which are held separate from technological forces, and all stress the role of fluid forms of relationality, from which social inequalities can emerge as forms of stabilization, accumulation and convertibilityread more
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The Third-Level Digital Divide: Who Benefits Most from Being Online?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed an operational framework for measuring tangible outcomes of internet use and linking these to the inequalities identified by digital divide research and concluded that the internet remains more beneficial for those with higher social status, not in terms of how extensively they use the technology but in what they achieve as a result of this use for several important domains.
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Distinct skill pathways to digital engagement
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Feminist geographies of new spatial media
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