The Digital Disconnect
eBook - ePub

The Digital Disconnect

The Social Causes and Consequences of Digital Inequalities

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Digital Disconnect

The Social Causes and Consequences of Digital Inequalities

About this book

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 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. The book:

  • Introduces the key theories and concepts needed to understand both 'traditional' and digital inequalities research.
  • Investigates a range of socio-digital inequalities, from digital access and skills, to civic participation, social engagement, and everyday content creation and consumption.
  • Brings research to life with a range of qualitative vignettes, drawing out the personal experiences that lay at the heart of global socio-digital inequalities.

The Digital Disconnect is an expert exploration of contemporary theory, research and practice in socio-digital inequalities. 

It is also an urgent and impassioned call to broaden horizons, expand theoretical and methodological toolkits, and work collectively to help achieve a fairer digital future for all. 

Ellen J. Helsper is Professor of Digital Inequalities at the Department of Media and Communications at London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Illustration List
  7. About the Author
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. Part I The Past: Social and Digital Inequalities Theories
  11. Chapter 1 Social World: From Poverty to Inequality
  12. Chapter 2 Digital World: From Divides to Socio-Digital Inequalities
  13. Part II The Present: Lessons Learned about the Causes and Consequences of Socio-Digital Inequalities
  14. Chapter 3 Economic Inequalities in Digital Societies
  15. Chapter 4 Skills and Learning Inequalities in Digital Societies
  16. Chapter 5 Inequalities in Power and Participation in Digital Societies
  17. Part III The Future: New Frontiers of Socio-Digital Inequalities
  18. Chapter 6 Inequalities in Loneliness and Connection in Digital Societies
  19. Chapter 7 Inequalities in Content Creation and Consumption in Digital Societies
  20. Conclusions: Rethinking Socio-Digital Inequalities
  21. References
  22. Index