Lesson 11 - Digital Communication - Social Class Flashcards

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Introduction to social class and digital communication

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It’s very expensive to keep up with latest devices

Some people can’t have high speed internet because of where they live

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What is the Digital underclass (AO1)

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Digital underclass characterised by unemployment, lower education levels, low digital skills

(eg People who cannot afford latest phone or tablet)

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How does digital communication affect education

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Education for children relies a lot on digital communication

Knowledge gap created between those with internet access and those without

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What is the significance of the digital underclass

(why does it matter that some people have less access to tech)

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Results in even greater disadvantage and less social capital

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How does being part of the digital underclass affect people

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People [may] feel inferior because they aren’t sharing in digital forms of communication

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Why does being part of the digital underclass affect people

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Information shared through digital communication can shape cultural ideas

if people are excluded from this then they [may] feel removed from what is happening in society

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What does Helsper argue about digital communication wrt social class(AO1)

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Argued that digital communications are dominated by middle class usage because they can afford to invest in the most recent digital tech

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Why does the digital underclass exist according to Helsper (AO1)

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Digital underclass exists because the poor lack resources to join in with the new media available

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9
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Fun fact! Africa is poor

Stats (AO2)

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Out of the 6 billion mobile phone subscriptions 5 billion are from the developing world

Whilst 72% of Africans use mobile phones there are some regional differences:

5% in Eritrea
70% in SA
70% in Nigeria
70% in Kenya

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10
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AO3 (-) Feminists say patriarchy is a thing that exists

(there’s two AO3 points in this)

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EITHER

Feminists criticise Marxists for ignoring specific problems women face because of patriarchal control of digital communication
e.g. increased opportunities for exploitation of women/children
Little regulation of internet, traffickers have exploited opportunities the internet provides; Hughes, The Centre for Social Justice

OR

Feminists maintain that as digital communication technology is primarily controlled by men, is unregulated and can lead to oppression of women through revenge crimes such as the posting of images on social media can destroy a woman’s reputation and life chances

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AO3 (-) Postmodernists say social social class is irrelevant

(there’s two AO3 points in this)

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EITHER

Postmodernists claim Marxists are overly pessimistic about the role of digital communication in society; instead they argue digital technological progress presents new opportunities; Collins

OR

Postmodernists say Globalisation has resulted in the waning of significance of social class

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AO3 (-) Miller says social class isn’t that deep

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As digital communication technologies become cheaper and more affordable overtime, access is increased for the less wealthy; Miller

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