“数字鸿沟”的弥合:互联网实践的技术与社会逻辑

Bridging the Digital Divide: the Technological and Social Logic of Internet Practice

"数字鸿沟"问题引发社会的广泛关注,文章将"数字鸿沟"问题放置于我国具体的互联网实践之中,从人的主体性和技术的社会因素两方面加以认识,以充分理解中国社会背景下"数字鸿沟"问题的现实情境。通过对64名被访者的访谈,笔者发现信息弱势群体试图摆脱社会结构的限制、发挥人的主体性,网络新媒体技术的身体不在场特征、中低端通信市场以及信息化的普及为数字鸿沟的弥合提供了可能性,反映出中国网络社会突破"数字鸿沟"的潜力与独特性。

The problem of digital divide has caused extensive social concerns. This research analyses the subjectivity of the human and the social characters of technology against the background of Intemet practices and understands the condition of digital divide in China. Using the methodology of interviewing with 64 interviewees, we found that information disadvantaged groups attempt to get rid of the limits of social construction by making use of actors＇ agency. China＇s digital divide can be bridged by adopting the Intemet technology of body absence, and the popularity of digitalized information in the mid and lower level market, which shows the potentiality and special features for China to overcome digital divide.