The digital disconnect : the causes and consequences of digital inequalities /
Ellen J. Helsper.
- viii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subtitle on cover: the social causes and consequences of digital inequalities
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-223) and index.
PART I THE PAST: SOCIAL AND DIGITAL INEQUALITIES THEORIES -- 1 Social world: from poverty to inequality -- 2 Digital world: from divides to socio-digital inequalities -- PART II THE PRESENT: LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIO-DIGITAL INEQUALITIES -- 3 Economic inequalities in digital societies -- 4 Skills and learning inequalities in digital societies -- 5 Inequalities in power and participation in digital societies -- PART III THE FUTURE: NEW FRONTIERS OF SOCIO-DIGITAL INEQUALITIES -- 6 Inequalities in loneliness and connection in digital societies -- 7 Inequalities in content creation and consumption in digital societies -- Conclusions: rethinking socio-digital inequalities.
With the increased digitisation of society comes an increased concern about who is left behind. From societal causes to the impact of everyday actions, the digital disconnect explores the relationship between digital and social inequalities, and the lived consequences of digitisation. Ellen J. Helsper goes beyond questions of digital divides and who is connected. She asks why and how social and digital inequalities are linked and shows the tangible outcomes of socio-digital inequalities in everyday lives--back cover.
College of Engineering and Computer Studies Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
In English
9781526463401
2020942246
Digital divide. Information technology--Economic aspects. Information technology--Social aspects. Equality.