Digital capital: a bourdieusian perspective on the digital divide

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This work represents the first attempt to position digital capital as cumulative and transferable, independent from, and intertwined with the other five forms of capitals. The book aims to propose a theoretical toolkit and empirical model that can be used by policy makers to tackle social inequalitiescreated by the digital exclusion of citizens.

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Full title :Digital capital : a bourdieusian perspective on the digital divide / Massimo Ragnedda and Maria Laura Ruiu.

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Publication Date:©2020

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Publisher(s):Emerald Publishing Limited
Place of Publication:Bingley, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2020

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Description:1 ressource en ligne : : illustrations.

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ISBN:1839095504, 1839095520, 9781839095504, 9781839095528
oclc:on1264670196
LC Classification:HM851
Dewey Decimal:303.48/33

Cover -- DIGITAL CAPITAL -- Endorsements -- DIGITAL CAPITALA: Bourdieusian Perspective on the Digital Divide -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- Introduction -- 1. Defining Digital Capital -- 1.1 The Concept of Capital in Bourdieusian Terms -- 1.2 Do We Need a New Capital? -- 1.3 Digital Capital as a Specific Capital -- 1.4 Defining Digital Capital -- 1.5 The Influence of Digital Capital over the Three Levels of Digital Divide -- 2. Operationalising Digital Capital -- 2.1Identifying an Empirical Model -- 2.2 Measuring Digital Capital

2.3 How to Use Digital Capital Index to Investigate Digital Inequalities -- 2.4 Testing Digital Capital Index -- 3. Implications -- 3.1 Fostering Life Chances: The Importance to Monitor Digital Capital -- 3.2 Digital Inclusion Policies -- Conclusions -- APPENDIX: MEASURING DIGITALCAPITAL -- REFERENCES -- INDEX