Mirrored Spaces : Social Inequality in the Digital Age Hardback
by Jorg Scheffer
Part of the Geographies of Media series
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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 interestedin socio-economic inequalities, processes of digitalisation, and digital geographies.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:166 pages, 9 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 166 p. 10 illus., 9 illus
- Publisher:Springer
- Publication Date:26/11/2023
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- ISBN:9783658427924
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:166 pages, 9 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 166 p. 10 illus., 9 illus
- Publisher:Springer
- Publication Date:26/11/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9783658427924