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LIS 202 Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Information Society Answer: Knowledge-Based society
What is valuable in our information society? Answer: -2/3 jobs offered in the
US now require some form of higher education
-Information and information skills are a commodity
-Differing access to that commodity = inequality
-Relate this to the HUD article
Technological Determinism Answer: technology determines how people will
behave
ex: supplying technology for unemployed --> employment
Warschauer Answer: -Technology alone will not solve social inequalities or
problems
-Technology has to be considered in a specific context (material, social,
cultural, mental resources); connect w the community
Hole in the wall program Answer: supplying computer with no support
(people), no resources in local language, no resources related to needs of the
community = problematic
Community Informatics Approach Answer: Takes account of social context,
involves the community in the implementation and use of technologies
HUD Article (DIVIDES ARE COMPLEX) Answer: -Quality access (devices
and internet speed)
-Being underconnected is as serious as being un connected
-employment, health, education, civic engagement
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What is the problem with the way digital divides are often discussed? Answer:
Discussions simplify ways technologies are being used, are technological
deterministic, and offer easy solutions
Warschauer believes that technological solutions need to Answer: connect with
community contexts
2 out of 3 jobs in the US require some form of higher education. This is an
indication that Answer: We live in an information society (the ability to access,
analyze, and produce information is valued in our society)
Technological determinist approaches are primarily concerned with Answer:
providing technology to impact user's behavior
Tate & Warschauer (Week 2 Reading) Answer: -Simplistic early constructs of
the digital divide
-Need to consider device density, internet speed, skills, social support
-Schools - possible solution to these divides but often lacking
Selwyn Article (Week 2 Reading) Answer: -problems with binary view of
digital divide
-stages in the digital divide
-underlying causal factors that create inequalities
stages in the digital divide Answer: -formal/theoretical access (whats available)
-effective access (what people actually access)
-engagement with ICTs and content (meaningful use)
-outcomes (consequences, activities) (full access = production and distribution
of cultural products)
Underlying causal factors that create inequalities Answer: technological capital
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Neil Selwyn Answer: Identifies CAUSES not just correlations between factors
like ethnicity and digital divides
Economic Capital Answer: capacity to purchase; material resources; this results
from social and cultural capital
Social Capital Answer: what you get from contacts and support (friends,
family, colleagues, etc); eg. advice, confidence, job tips
-stems from recognition of who you know matters
-what people get from personal relationships or membership to social networks
-Support, respect, confidence, sympathy, advice
-financial resources and skills will only get you so far
-you also need personal relationships, membership to social networks, civic
participation
-advice, recommendations, information, or support from family for friends;
expectations; trust; sympathy
Cultural capital Answer: 'street cred' within groups that have power -
socialization into the dominant culture - includes taste, knowledge,
qualifications, attitudes
Example representations of social capital are Answer: trust, expectations,
support
Selwyn - social capital is important for different kinds of access to the internet
(__________). Social capital can lead to ______ Answer: 1. motivation,
material, skills and usage
2. technological capital
LIS 202 Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Information Society Answer: Knowledge-Based society
What is valuable in our information society? Answer: -2/3 jobs offered in the
US now require some form of higher education
-Information and information skills are a commodity
-Differing access to that commodity = inequality
-Relate this to the HUD article
Technological Determinism Answer: technology determines how people will
behave
ex: supplying technology for unemployed --> employment
Warschauer Answer: -Technology alone will not solve social inequalities or
problems
-Technology has to be considered in a specific context (material, social,
cultural, mental resources); connect w the community
Hole in the wall program Answer: supplying computer with no support
(people), no resources in local language, no resources related to needs of the
community = problematic
Community Informatics Approach Answer: Takes account of social context,
involves the community in the implementation and use of technologies
HUD Article (DIVIDES ARE COMPLEX) Answer: -Quality access (devices
and internet speed)
-Being underconnected is as serious as being un connected
-employment, health, education, civic engagement
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What is the problem with the way digital divides are often discussed? Answer:
Discussions simplify ways technologies are being used, are technological
deterministic, and offer easy solutions
Warschauer believes that technological solutions need to Answer: connect with
community contexts
2 out of 3 jobs in the US require some form of higher education. This is an
indication that Answer: We live in an information society (the ability to access,
analyze, and produce information is valued in our society)
Technological determinist approaches are primarily concerned with Answer:
providing technology to impact user's behavior
Tate & Warschauer (Week 2 Reading) Answer: -Simplistic early constructs of
the digital divide
-Need to consider device density, internet speed, skills, social support
-Schools - possible solution to these divides but often lacking
Selwyn Article (Week 2 Reading) Answer: -problems with binary view of
digital divide
-stages in the digital divide
-underlying causal factors that create inequalities
stages in the digital divide Answer: -formal/theoretical access (whats available)
-effective access (what people actually access)
-engagement with ICTs and content (meaningful use)
-outcomes (consequences, activities) (full access = production and distribution
of cultural products)
Underlying causal factors that create inequalities Answer: technological capital
, 3
Neil Selwyn Answer: Identifies CAUSES not just correlations between factors
like ethnicity and digital divides
Economic Capital Answer: capacity to purchase; material resources; this results
from social and cultural capital
Social Capital Answer: what you get from contacts and support (friends,
family, colleagues, etc); eg. advice, confidence, job tips
-stems from recognition of who you know matters
-what people get from personal relationships or membership to social networks
-Support, respect, confidence, sympathy, advice
-financial resources and skills will only get you so far
-you also need personal relationships, membership to social networks, civic
participation
-advice, recommendations, information, or support from family for friends;
expectations; trust; sympathy
Cultural capital Answer: 'street cred' within groups that have power -
socialization into the dominant culture - includes taste, knowledge,
qualifications, attitudes
Example representations of social capital are Answer: trust, expectations,
support
Selwyn - social capital is important for different kinds of access to the internet
(__________). Social capital can lead to ______ Answer: 1. motivation,
material, skills and usage
2. technological capital
