Friday, 13 February 2009
Lister et al pg 177
The internet definitely provides a ‘public sphere’ for people to interact without the limitations of geographical location, it offers people a wider range of others to talk and interact with. However there are some limitations with this, the technology is needed first before this type of communication can take place a pc for starters and internet connection. In the Western parts of the world this is easily attainable as compared to less developed parts of the world, so it is not something that everybody has access to.
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Quite, the 'digital divide' isn't simply economic either is it? it's gendered (more-or-less so in various cultures) and it's agist (again, this is more-or-less predominant in differing cultures).
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