1st Edition
The Third Digital Divide A Weberian Approach to Digital Inequalities
By Massimo Ragnedda
Copyright 2017
136 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
136 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
136 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Drawing on the thought of Max Weber, in particular his theory of stratification, this book engages with the question of whether the digital divide simply extends traditional forms of inequality, or whether it also includes new forms of social exclusion, or perhaps manifests counter-trends that alleviate traditional inequalities whilst constituting new modalities of inequality. With attention to... Read more
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Introduction
Chapter 1. The evolution of the digital divide
Chapter 2. Why does Weber still matter?
Chapter 3. Digital stratification: Class, status group and parties in the age of the Internet
Chapter 4. Life chances and the third level of digital divide
Chapter 5. Concluding remarks and recommendations
Index
Biography
Massimo Ragnedda (Ph.D), is a Senior Lecturer in Mass Communication at Northumbria University, Newcastle, where he conducts research on digital divide and social media. He has authored six books with some of publications appearing in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in English, Spanish and Italian.
