Technology and social inclusion : rethinking the digital divide

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Title:

Author:

Warschauer, Mark.

ISBN:

9780262232241

Personal Author:

Warschauer, Mark.

Publication Information:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2003.

Physical Description:

xii, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. Economy, Society, and Technology : Analyzing the Shifting Terrains -- 2. Models of Access: Devices, Conduits, and Literacy -- 3. Physical Resources: Computers and Connectivity -- 4. Digital Resources: Content and Language -- 5. Human Resources: Literacy and Education -- 6. Social Resources: Communities and Institutions -- 7. Conclusion: The Social Embeddedness of Technology.

Subject Term:

Digital divide.

Marginality, Social.

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Summary

Much discussion of new technologies and social equality has focused on the oversimplified notion of a digital divide. Technology and Social Inclusion moves beyond the limited view of haves and have-nots to analyze the different forms of access to information and communication technologies. Drawing on theory from political science, economics, sociology, psychology, communications, education and linguistics, the book examines the ways in which differing access to technology contributes to social and economic stratification or inclusion. The book takes a global perspective, presenting case studies from developed and developing countries, including Brazil, China, Egypt, India and the United States.