The Digital Divide

The Internet and Social Inequality in International Perspective
Herausgeber: Ragnedda, Massimo; Muschert, Glenn W.

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 684g
• ISBN-13: 9780415525442
• ISBN-10: 0415525446
• Artikelnr.: 36622231

Autorenporträt

Massimo Ragnedda teaches Mass Communications at Northumbria University, UK. Previously he was an affiliated visitor at the Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge, UK and in 2011 he was Academic Visiting at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK. Glenn W. Muschert is Associate Professor in the Sociology, Criminology, and Social Justice Studies Programs at Miami University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert Section 1: Theories of
the Digital Divide 1. The Reproduction and Reconfiguration of Inequality:
Differentiation and Class, Status, and Power in the Dynamics of Digital
Divides Bridgette Wessels 2. A Theory of the Digital Divide Jan A.G.M. van
Dijk Section 2: Highly Developed Nations and Regions 3. The Digital Divide
in Europe Nicole Zillien and Mirko Marr 4. The Internet and Social
Inequalities in the U.S. James Witte, Marissa Kiss, and Randy Lynn 5.
Missing In the Midst of Abundance: The Case of Broadband Adoption in Japan
Mito Akiyoshi, Motohiro Tsuchiya, and Takako Sano Section 3: Rapidly
Developing Large Nations - the BRIC Nations 6. The Digital Divide in
Brazil: Conceptual, Research and Policy Challenges Bernardo Sorj 7.
Digitizing Russia: Uneven Pace of Progress toward Internet Access Equality
Inna F. Deviatko 8. Digital Divide in India: Inferences from the
Information and Communication Technology Workforce P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan
9. China Digital Divide in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan: The Barriers of
First Order and Second Order Digital Divide Shu-Fen Tseng and Yu-Ching You
Section 4: Eastern Europe 10. The Internet and Digital Divide in SEE:
Connectivity Does Not End the Digital Divide, Skills Do Danica Radovanovic
11. Closing the Gap, Are We There Yet? Reflections on the Persistence of
Second-Level Digital Divide Among Adolescents in Central and Eastern Europe
Monica Barbovschi and Bianca Fize¿an 12. Behind the Slogan of "e-State:"
Digital Stratification in Estonia Veronika Kalmus, Kairi Talves and Pille
Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt Section 5: The Middle East Region 13. Digitally
Divided We Stand: The Contribution of Digital Media to the Arab Spring
David M. Faris 14. Explaining Digital Inequalities in Israel: Juxtaposing
the Conflict and Cultural Perspectives Gustavo Mesch, Ilan Talmud and Tanya
Kolovov 15. An Analysis of the Second-Level Digital Divide in Iran: A Case
Study of University of Tehran's Undergraduate Students Hamid Abdollahyan,
Mehdi Semati and Mohammad Ahmadi Section 6: Under-Studied Countries and
Regions 16. The Digital Divide in the Latin American Context Daniela Trucco
Horwitz 17. The Central Asian Digital Divide Barney Warf 18. The Double
Digital Divide and Social Inequality in Asia: Comparative Research on
Internet Cafes in Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines
Tomohisa Hirata 19. Dimensions of the Mobile Divide in Niger Gado Alzouma
Afterword Internet Freedom, Nuanced Digital Divides, and the Internet
Craftsman Sascha D. Meinrath, James Losey and Benjamin Lennett