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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792690003321

Titolo

Communication and information technologies annual : digital empowerment : opportunities and challenges of inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean / / edited by Laura Robinson, Jeremy Schulz, Hopeton S. Dunn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-78635-481-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (390 pages)

Collana

Studies in Media and Communications, , 2050-2060 ; ; v. 12

Disciplina

004

Soggetti

Social Science - Media Studies

Communication studies

Information society - Latin America

Information technology - Latin America

Information society - Caribbean Area

Information technology - Caribbean Area

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Prelims -- Opportunities and challenges: young people -- Opportunities and challenges: women and gender -- Opportunities and challenges: existing policy frameworks -- Opportunities and challenges: communities and the public sphere.

Sommario/riassunto

Sponsored by the Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology section of the American Sociological Association (CITAMS), this volume assembles relevant research focusing on ICTs in Latin America and the Caribbean, two understudied areas of global importance. Regarding Latin America, the mobile broadband revolution is taking place and the spread of mobile telephony and broadband Internet is beginning to reach more economically diverse populations. Concerning the Caribbean, this region reflects perhaps the greatest cultural, geographical and linguistic diversity in the Western hemisphere. Because of historical links with Africa, Europe and other metropoles and the region's proximity to the United States and Latin



America, the Caribbean offers a unique angle from which to examine the growth of ICTs. The volume features international editorial teams with leading scholars from the Caribbean, Latin America, and North America. Bringing these voices together, the volume sheds light on how existing policies are meeting challenges to digital inclusion, as well as the benefits of connectivity within these societal contexts.