Helsper, Ellen 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0852-2853
(2012)
A corresponding fields model for the links between social and digital exclusion.
Communication Theory, 22 (4).
pp. 403-426.
ISSN 1050-3293
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Abstract
The notion of digital exclusion has become important in communications research but remains undertheorized. This article proposes a theoretical model that hypothesizes how specific areas of digital and social exclusion influence each other. In this corresponding fields model, it is argued that they relate mostly for similar (economic, cultural, social, personal) fields of resources. The model further proposes that the influence of offline exclusion fields on digital exclusion fields is mediated by access, skills, and attitudinal or motivational aspects. On the other hand, the relevance, quality, ownership, and sustainability of engagement with different digital resources is said to mediate the influence of engagement on offline exclusion. Research supporting this model and possible operationalizations in empirical research and interventions are presented.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-... |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 International Communication Association |
| Divisions: | Media and Communications |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2012 11:39 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Nov 2024 18:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/45013 |
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