The unconnected : social justice, participation, and engagement in the information society /
Baker, Paul M. A.,1955-
Hanson, Jarice.
Hunsinger, Jeremy.
New York : Peter Lang,
c2013.
Despite improvements to those affected by the digital age, there are still many people who remain "unconnected" in today's world. This volume examines the problems of addressing the digital divide by closely examining those who remain unconnected- the untouchables or untouched within the information society. Some remain untouched because of access or ability issues that reflect race, disability, class, geography, and socio-economic status, but others may be prevented from participation by factors of religion, language, philosophy, culture, or simply disinterest. With noted experts from many areas, this book collectively examines the social, economic, and political contexts of the failure to reach the unconnected and the importance of including them in a dynamic, engaged civic democracy. -- Publisher description
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Connectedness and political attitudes and behavior -- Understanding the multi-dimensionality of the digital divide: empirical evidence from Italy -- Connecting disability: new modes of participation and engagement -- Systematic considerations for addressing "online dead zones" impeding the social engagement of persons with a disability: policy and practice implications -- Placing connectedness: libraries virtual and proximate -- The reach of open source software -- Locus communis: the unconnected in and within virtual worlds -- The study of digital connectedness: a case for public informatics -- Attachment, connectivity, and virtual belief communities -- Democracy to technocracy: tyranny of the majority in the information age -- The new minority: the willfully unconnected -- Redistributing the wealth of networks: digital community media and social inclusion -- Black holes in the electronic galaxies: metaphor for resistance in the information society?
Despite improvements to those affected by the digital age, there are still many people who remain "unconnected" in today's world. This volume examines the problems of addressing the digital divide by closely examining those who remain unconnected- the untouchables or untouched within the information society. Some remain untouched because of access or ability issues that reflect race, disability, class, geography, and socio-economic status, but others may be prevented from participation by factors of religion, language, philosophy, culture, or simply disinterest. With noted experts from many areas, this book collectively examines the social, economic, and political contexts of the failure to reach the unconnected and the importance of including them in a dynamic, engaged civic democracy. -- Publisher description
Digital divide.
Social justice.
Information society.
Information technology