Connected by Underground Wires

<p>This project explores an association between the digital divide and status attainment. As Americans become more reliant on information technology, those excluded from the computer revolution will experience greater economic and social disadvantages. Taking data from Current Population Survey, I examine how internet behavior, speed and frequency predict weekly earnings and occupational prestige. Those with greater variety in internet behavior, faster connection speed, and higher internet frequency are predicted to have greater opportunity for status attainment. Greater variety in internet behavior is associated with greater cultural capital, where cultural capital is defined as cultural variety. The project argues that those with various internet behaviors will accumulate more diverse information and networks that will facilitate greater opportunity. A linear regression model is used to analyze the data.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• Park, Joseph Jaehyun

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shelley Smith

• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Sociology
• Cultural capital
• Digital Divide
• Internet
• Social capital
• Status attainment

Statement dc:rights

• © 2010, Joseph Jaehyun Park

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/385

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1386