How Does Privilege Cause A Digital Divide On The Internet

There have been many studies done on the negative psychological and sociological effects of technology while some may be true technology has its share of positive effects on society. The advances of technology have aided in the access to information from relatively anywhere. According to Hepburn (2013) “By the end of 2014, the number of Internet users was expected to be almost 3 billion, two-thirds of whom live in the developing world, and the number of mobile broadband subscriptions was expected to reach 2.3 billion globally” (as cited in Yáñez, Okada, & Palau2015, p.89). It has become easier to stay connected to family, friends, access personal information, and has improved educational opportunities. Technology is always evolving and changing for the better. “Mobile technologies and networks are increasingly expanding in their sophistication and capacity, and new applications (software programs) are enhancing the ways in which individuals interact” (Giota, 2014).

Taylor discusses in chapter 4; Unequal Uptake, her take on the inequalities and realities of web 2.0, and that while the web is a great tool to be used and it does provide connectedness, we have yet to achieve true cultural democracy. With this, she takes into account of what the media boosters think about the accessibility of the internet and how it empowers those who take the time to use it. They would argue that now with the internet we are all hyper-connected and this makes us hyper-empowered, and should we thrive in using this new system become hyper-democratic. However, it is a problem to say the internet has inequalities because it is very ambiguous in terms of the web and the amount of inequalities and factors playing are quite expansive. One of the clearer issues that Taylor points out is the monetary division among internet users, where the rich can afford what is described as the super highway of web, high speed, and the secondary class of internet, wireless, is left to the financially challenged. In the participation of the rich and large monopoly companies like Amazon, Google, and so forth is what creates the difficulty for niche cultures and late bloomers to flourish using the web. But this lack of openness is not the only problem as when the web evolves it is becoming harder to maintain diversity because it is turning into a much more personalized entity, meaning the exposure to difference may be decreasing as our ‘filter bubbles’ become more apparent. She illustrates that the big difference in the real world as opposed to the virtual is that we are focused on the wrong things, things that please us, that may make us famous, etc. but we should be finding new ways to confront opportunity in order for the digital democracy to come to

The web oppression describes an individual’s privilege, power, and access to resources. The farther away persons are from the center of the web, the more oppress they are likely to be. Based on the individual’s combined positions in society will demonstrate how much access they have to certain resources. Some resources include money, employment, assets or ownership of a home. These positions can also affect someone on the personal, cultural and structural level.

A new communication technology I believe is having a positive influence on interpersonal relationships is facetime.This is because facetime allows nonverbal communication to happen which is one of the most important forms of communication as it plays a role in about 60% of all face to face conversations. For example, me and my best friend would communicate about our daily troubles and when we wanted to talk about them we would use facetime to talk. We thought this would be beneficial to our important friendship because through facetime we were able to distinguish whether the other person was feeling actual sympathy or

However, like genetics, it also has many negatives. Technology does improve the world’s ability to communicate quickly and easily, but it also separates people socially. Social media and smartphones for example, have dramatically reduced human interaction. Everyone would rather communicate online than in the real world. According to Pew Research Center, “Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults (68%) now report that they are Facebook users, and roughly three-quarters of those users access Facebook on a daily basis” (Smith and Anderson 1). This a huge portion the the American population that is using Facebook alone. There are many other social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest that attract even more users. The more people use these services, the less they interact with others in person. Aldous Huxley once said, “Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards” (Huxley 1). Before the technology that exists today, people were unable to communicate with others that weren’t in their area. Now, people tend to communicate with those around them less. As technology continues to improve, this situation will only become worse. Preventative action must be taken to prevent this from destroying human

Thanks to technology we have never been more connected-or alienated. Have you ever noticed when there is a family gathering the majority of the time the family members are spending their time using technology rather than socializing? One will notice that almost every person will be using technology whether it is cell phones, iPods, tablets or the television. After watching PBS Digital Nation I believe that “being connected” all the time ultimately does hinder us as a society in many ways.

Most people when asked “what is the benefits of technology?” would say without hesitation “it connects people closer together”. In reality, most of us are more disconnected than ever and don’t even know it. The ease in which we are able to reach each other has inadvertently gotten us away from the interactions that once put us closer together. My artifact 1 focuses on these issues of technology, and how technology makes us more disconnected than ever before.

An article from humankinetics.com discusses more in-depth about people false perception of the effect of technology on relationships and communication. “….one would think that these tools would be used to gain an understanding of other cultures, meet people all over the world, maintain and strengthen familial relationships, communicate effectively with others, and help people to become more socially adept.

Carr is correct that the internet has caused a shift in our cultural approach towards accessing information. But we don’t have to choose between the benefits of the internet, which are innumerable, or our former attitude towards reading, learning, social interactions, and other such integral parts of society. The boundaries between ourselves and our tools have worn thin and inadequate, like a well-loved coat that isn’t warm enough on a winter day anymore.

Since then, a lot of progress has been made but surely not enough. Nevertheless, as we enter a new age—the age of connectivity—let us hope that society connects more in humanity and community, rather than the online

Since its introduction on a public scale in the 1990s, the internet has been associated with many changes in social experience. Many aspects of social life such as education, work, commerce and even personal relationships have changed through the internet. However, researchers have found that, at least in the early years, access to the internet is shaped according to gender, class, ethnicity and education. During the 1990s the typical information technology user was a white, male, professional with a background in IT. This bias in internet access was named the ‘digital divide’ to point out the implied social inequalities. It was said that the internet was

This year I have three textbooks online and a multitude of activities to be completed with the use of the internet. As everyone can afford to keep up to date with the rapid growth of the internet, as well as keep on top of all the bills that come with that, it is completely reasonable to expect students to have access to the internet to study or complete homework. In a world overcoming sexism and racism it is a good thing that we do not have another way to separate society. Except we do; we are segregating society into those who have internet and those without.

The main sources used and gathered within this research paper came from my initial searches using Google Scholar. I went through many articles before choosing the best ones. When deciphering which articles I would and wouldn’t use, I looked at facts such, the dates they were published, the scholarly authors, and so on. Articles from journals posed better sources for my research than simple and biased articles by everyday people. It was a little frustrating to find ones that I felt as though were reliable. Social Implications of the Internet was my favorite article because I felt as though it gave me a lot of useful and interesting information from sociologists. I chose to write about social communication through the internet for a variety of reasons. First, I believe it is a growing practice and I want to learn more about why. Next, it is a phenomenon that it enables us to communicate with anyone, anywhere, at any time. Lastly, it is an easy and fast form of communication and there is proof of that through the growth and popularity of social media. My audience is digital immigrants. A digital immigrant is someone who was born prior to the widespread outburst of digital technology, hence

Over time, we have developed more and more advanced technology from radios to robots, this has impacted us in a way no one would imagine. In Sherry Turkle’s Ted Talk “Connected, but alone?,” Turkle clarifies how technology is redefining human connection. She points out that our cellphones are keeping us away from interacting with society and has a more significant influence on our communication in person than online. In addition, we tend to seek social media as a way of comfort and attention, and the more we are using our phones the more isolated and alone we become. Is technology really redefining human connection?

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