Mirrored Spaces: Social Inequality in the Digital Age
Mirrored Spaces: Social Inequality in the Digital Age
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3658427922 | 183 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 29 MB
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3658427922 | 183 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 29 MB
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.