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Technology and social inclusion : rethinking the digital divide / Mark Warschauer.

By: Warschauer, Mark [author.].

Contributor(s): IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.] | NetLibrary, Inc .

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BookPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, c2003Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2004]Description: 1 PDF (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780262257176.Subject(s): Digital divide

| Marginality, Social

| COMPUTERS -- Information Technology

Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 303.48/33 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.

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Economy, society, and technology : analyzing the shifting terrains -- Models of access : devices, conduits, and literacy -- Physical resources : computers and connectivity -- Digital resources : content and language -- Human resources : literacy and education -- Social resources : communities and institutions -- Conclusion : the social embeddedness of technology.

Summary: Much of the discussion about 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.A central premise is that, in today's society, the ability to access, adapt, and create knowledge using information and communication technologies is critical to social inclusion. This focus on social inclusion shifts the discussion of the "digital divide" from gaps to be overcome by providing equipment to social development challenges to be addressed through the effective integration of technology into communities, institutions, and societies. What is most important is not so much the physical availability of computers and the Internet but rather people's ability to make use of those technologies to engage in meaningful social practices.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-245) and index.

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Much of the discussion about 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.A central premise is that, in today's society, the ability to access, adapt, and create knowledge using information and communication technologies is critical to social inclusion. This focus on social inclusion shifts the discussion of the "digital divide" from gaps to be overcome by providing equipment to social development challenges to be addressed through the effective integration of technology into communities, institutions, and societies. What is most important is not so much the physical availability of computers and the Internet but rather people's ability to make use of those technologies to engage in meaningful social practices.

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Technology and social inclusion : rethinking the digital divide / Mark Warschauer.

By: Warschauer, Mark [author.].

Contributor(s): IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.] | NetLibrary, Inc.

Contributor(s): IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.] | NetLibrary, Inc .