Journal article
The mobile Internet and digital citizenship in African-American and Latino communities
Information, Communication & Society, Vol.20(10), pp.1587-1606
10/03/2017
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2016.1243142
Abstract
Smartphone use is transforming the meaning of being online, especially for African-Americans and Latinos. To what extent has this enabled these populations to become digital citizens, able to participate in society online? Internet use is increasingly important for the exercise of the political, economic and social rights that have often been associated with citizenship [Mossberger, K., Tolbert, C. J., & McNeal, R. S. (2008). Digital citizenship: The Internet, society, and participation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press], and can be measured by the political and economic activities that individuals engage in online. Using unique survey data from a diverse city, we use multilevel analysis and interactions to examine relationships between forms of access and activities online in 2013, controlling for neighborhood context as well as individual characteristics. In contrast with prior work, we find that while broadband access is most strongly associated with political and economic activities online, that mobile is as well. The effects are strongest for African-Americans and Latinos, especially for Latinos who live in heavily Latino neighborhoods - who have lagged behind furthest in Internet use.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The mobile Internet and digital citizenship in African-American and Latino communities
- Creators
- Karen Mossberger - School of Public Affairs, Arizona State UniversityCaroline J Tolbert - Department of Political Science, University of IowaChristopher Anderson - Department of Political Science, University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Information, Communication & Society, Vol.20(10), pp.1587-1606
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/1369118X.2016.1243142
- ISSN
- 1369-118X
- eISSN
- 1468-4462
- Grant note
- Univ of Iowa contract / Partnership for a Connected Illinois 95187-0 / John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (10.13039/100000870)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/03/2017
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9983988972502771
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