With the rise of online social networking, social relationships are increasingly developed
and maintained in a digital domain. Drawing conclusions about the impact of the digital …

The Internet is a critically important research site for sociologists testing theories of
technology diffusion and media effects, particularly because it is a medium uniquely capable …

Badanie Diagnoza Społeczna, choć finansowane zarówno z pieniędzy publicznych, w
obecnej edycji w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Kapitał Ludzkiego (z środków EFS) iz …

In the early days of the Internet, both conventional wisdom and scholarship deemed online
communication a threat to well-being. Later research has complicated this picture, offering …

Drawing on the thought of Max Weber, in particular his theory of stratification, this book
engages with the question of whether the digital divide simply extends traditional forms of …

The paper uses a large scale national quantitate dataset to provide a fresh perspective on
linkages between the digital divide and social inequalities in India. Commencing from two …

Little is known about the influence of electronic media use on the academic and social lives
of university students. Using time-diary and survey data, we explore the use of various types …

This article presents a theoretical examination of the digital divide, tracing its origins in the
centre–Left social inclusion policy agenda of the 1980s and 1990s to its current status of …

The Internet is the latest in a series of technological breakthroughs in interpersonal
communication, following the telegraph, telephone, radio, and television. It combines …

How does the Internet affect social capital? Do the communication possibilities of the
Internet increase, decrease, or supplement interpersonal contact, participation, and …