Digital Inclusion of Low-Literate Adults: Challenging the Sequential Underpinnings of the Digital Divide

Smit, Alexander; Swart, Joëlle; Broersma, Marcel

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dc.contributor.author	Smit, Alexander	de
dc.contributor.author	Swart, Joëlle	de
dc.contributor.author	Broersma, Marcel	de
dc.contributor.editor	Herlo, Bianca	de
dc.contributor.editor	Irrgang, Daniel	de
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-06T09:01:50Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-06T09:01:50Z
dc.date.issued	2023	de
dc.identifier.issn	2510-7666	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/86100
dc.description.abstract	Contemporary models of digital inclusion and the digital divide assume that developing the digital literacy that enables individuals to participate in society is a sequential and linear process that is more or less similar for all individuals in all contexts and requires basic linguistic skills. This paper challenges these understandings, arguing that such a technical, normative perspective excludes marginalized and disadvantaged publics, such as low-(digital) literate citizens. Based on a longitudinal ethnographic study of low-literate Dutch adults, we show that the often-described causal relation between (digital) literacies, (digital) participation, and (digital) inclusion is not as evident as it seems and neglects the important socio-cultural contexts through which (digital) literacies are often gained and enacted in everyday practice. Consequently, we argue that current conceptualizations of (digital) inclusion and (digital) participation need to be rethought in terms of the limitations, potential, and capabilities of low-literate people.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.relation.ispartof	86018
dc.subject.ddc	Soziologie, Anthropologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sociology & anthropology	en
dc.subject.other	digital inclusion; digital literacies	de
dc.title	Digital Inclusion of Low-Literate Adults: Challenging the Sequential Underpinnings of the Digital Divide	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet	de
dc.description.review	reviewed	en
dc.source.collection	Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2022: Practicing Sovereignty - Interventions for Open Digital Futures	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.publisher.city	Berlin	de
dc.subject.classoz	Wissenschaftssoziologie, Wissenschaftsforschung, Technikforschung, Techniksoziologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Digitalisierung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	digitalization	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Digitale Spaltung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	digital divide	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Partizipation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	participation	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Inklusion	de
dc.subject.thesoz	inclusion	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Kompetenz	de
dc.subject.thesoz	competence	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Benachteiligung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	deprivation	en
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
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dc.type.stock	incollection	de
dc.type.document	Konferenzbeitrag	de
dc.type.document	conference paper	en
dc.source.pageinfo	72-84	de
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dc.contributor.corporateeditor	Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society - The German Internet Institute
dc.source.conference	Weizenbaum Conference "Practicing Sovereignty: Interventions for Open Digital Futures"	de
dc.event.city	Berlin	de
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internal.identifier.ddc	301
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.cp/4.7	de
dc.date.conference	2022	de
dc.source.conferencenumber	4	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Erstveröffentlichung	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Primary Publication	en
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