Mirrored spaces : social inequality in the digital age / Jörg Scheffer.
"This open access book critically examines discussions on digitalisation and individual opportunities for socio-economic advancement. Contrary to the prevailing narratives of “digital empowerment” and opportunities for every individual, this book argues that digitalisation massively curtails so...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English German |
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Wiesbaden, Germany :
Palgrave Macmillan, a part of Springer Nature,
[2024]
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| Series: | Palgrave pivot
Geographies of media |
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | "This open access book critically examines discussions on digitalisation and individual opportunities for socio-economic advancement. Contrary to the prevailing narratives of “digital empowerment” and opportunities for every individual, this book argues that digitalisation massively curtails social advancement opportunities, consolidating existing social relations. From a spatial perspective, Scheffer demonstrates how socially disadvantaged groups are faced with reproducing mechanisms as part of a new data economy. Surprisingly, the more intensively digital services are used, the more this happens. Building on Löw´s sociology of space and Bourdieu´s concept of habitus, this book shows how practices of social exclusion are transferred to the digital present in an innovative way. The image of “mirrored” spaces describes a new mechanism that explains social exclusion in the age of digitalisation. This book is an essential resource for researchers and students interested in socio-economic inequalities, processes of digitalisation, and digital geographies." -- |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the German. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 166 pages) : illustrations, maps. |