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Elizabeth Petrick received her PhD in history and science studies from the University of California San Diego in 2012. She also has a BS in computer science from the University […]
Research on digital glocalization has found that Internet communication, which enables communication across distances, also enhances local ties. As a first‐time test of this on mobile devices, a neighborhood texting […]
As US Internet penetration rates have climbed, digital divide researchers have largely shifted attention to differences in Internet skills. Interviews with 72 low-income US residents from both a large metropolitan […]
Over 50% of people in poverty in the United States no longer have a landline telephone, and this same population is more likely to have a no-contract cell phone plan […]
An essential argument of the social diversification hypothesis is that disadvantaged groups use the Internet rather than face-to-face communication to broaden social networks, whereas advantaged groups use the Internet to […]
How do physical digital inequalities persist as technology becomes commonplace? We consider this question using surveys and focus groups with U.S. college students, a group that has better than average […]
Amy Gonzales is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her work examines the effects of social interaction via communication technologies on […]
Prevailing approaches for studying relations between digital media and social inequalities focus on ‘differentiated uses’ of digital media. Since differences in access do not fully account for differences in use, […]
With the increase of digital and networked media in everyday life, researchers have increasingly turned their gaze to the symbolic and cultural elements of technologies. From studying online game communities, […]
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In New York City in 2009, a new kind of public school opened its doors to its inaugural class of middle schoolers. Conceived by a team of game designers and […]