The deepening divide : inequality in the information society

The Deepening Divide: Inequality in the Information Society explains why the digital divide is still widening and, in advanced high-tech societies, deepening. Taken from an international perspective, the book offers full coverage of the literature and research and a theoretical framework from which...

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Main Author: Dijk, Jan A. G. M. van
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif Sage 2005
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
SAGE Publications, Inc
Sage Publications
Edition:1
Subjects:
Digital divide
Equality
High technology
Inequality
Information and communication technologies
Information society
Internet
Mass Communication
New Media & Communication Technology
Social inequality
Technological change
ISBN:9781412904032, 141290403X, 1412904021, 9781412904025
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Contents -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - A Framework for Understanding the Digital Divide -- 3 - Motivational Access -- 4 - Material Access -- 5 - Skills Access -- 6 - Usage Access -- 7 - Inequality in the Information Society -- 8 - Inequality in the Network Society -- 9 - The Stakes -- 10 - Policy Perspectives -- References -- Index -- About the Author
  • Introduction -- A Framework for Understanding the Digital Divide -- Motivational Access -- Material Access -- Skills Access -- Usage Access -- Inequality in the Information Society -- Inequality in the Network Society -- The Stakes: -- Policy Perspectives