Social work and changing face of the digital divide /
Social work and changing face of the digital divide /
Nick Gould
- Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, June, 2009.
- 740- 753 p.
- Monthly
- June, 2009.
- Volume 39, Number 4 .
In this article, the concept of digital divide and its relation to social exclusion is analyzed. After describing the several faces of the digital divide, the question is asked whether the divide is widening or narrowing? The definition of digital divide is reconsidered, and the article argues that access to the technology alone is but a very rudimentary indicator of actually making use of digital opportunities. This is expanded in the section on risks arising from digital exclusion. Finally, implications of this approach of the digital divide for social work and social care are considered.