digital communication impact on inequalities social class

Question 1

Mertens and D’Haenens

Answer 1

clear link between class and internet usage- lower social classes used the internet less ( 81%ere users compared to 94% of middle-class people. 
Lower social classes used technology as a form of entertainment whereas the middle class used the devices to boost their knowledge and to research different information.

Question 2

Helsper

Answer 2

digital underclass. 
Lower education levels and no employment a ear to be those left behind in the growth and use of the internet. 
Children from poorer backgrounds are becoming victims of a ‘digital divide because their parents lack the skills to help them use the internet as effectively as their middle-class counterparts.