Journal of Information Management (정보관리연구)

Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (한국과학기술정보연구원 과학기술정보센터)
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Social Capital and the Social Implication of Digital Divide

사회자본과 정보격차의 사회적 함의

  • Lee, Seung-Min (School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University)
  • 이승민 (인디애나 대학교 문헌정보학)
  • Published : 2007.03.31
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Abstract

The current notion of digital divide is quite different from the traditional definition of digital divide. People have considered that digital divide and social capital are separated notions and are not related with each other. However, in this current information society, the digital divide affects the process of building social capital, and thus these two concepts have become closely related with each other. Now, the notion of digital divide is combined with social capital theory and has created new social phenomena that multiple divisions of social structure. Information and Communication Technologies(ICT) plays important roles in this new social and informational environment. This research identifies the relationships between digital divide caused by ICTs and social capital. To investigate the relationship between digital divide and social capital, this research used datasets provided by the Pew Internet & American Life Project (March 2002 survey).

현재의 정보격차는 전통적인 개념의 정보격차와는 달리 상당히 복잡한 양상을 띠고 있다. 과거에는 정보격차와 사회자본은 별개의 개념으로 여겨져 왔다. 하지만, 현재의 정보격차는 사회구성원의 사회자본 형성에 상당한 영향을 미치며 상호 간에 밀접한 관계를 맺고 있다. 정보격차는 사회자본의 형성과 결합함으로써 과거의 이분법적인 사회집단의 구분을 한 단계 더 분리시키고 있다. 이러한 사회적 변화에는 정보통신기술(Information and Communication Technologies)의 급속한 발전이 큰 영향을 미치고 있다. 이와 같은 새로운 유형의 사회구조적 분리는 과거와 같은 정보격차 해소방안과는 다른 차원의 접근을 필요로 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 Pew Internet & American Life Project(March 2002 survey)를 사용하여 ICT의 활용으로 인해 야기되는 정보격차와 사회자본 사이의 상관 관계를 분석하고 있다.

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