Digital Inequality on the US-Mexico Border: A Multigenerational Case Study in Laredo, Texas

Digital Inequality on the US-Mexico Border: A Multigenerational Case Study in Laredo, Texas

The purpose of the present study is to determine the cultural and social barriers that are preventing Laredoans from accessing the digital world. This multigenerational study examines how three generations within 16 families relate culturally and socially to technology. Three members from the s...

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প্রধান লেখক: Flores, María de los Ángeles, Rojas, Viviana, Straubhaar, Joseph
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spelling oai:ojs.localhost:article-6122019-11-01T23:01:35Z Digital Inequality on the US-Mexico Border: A Multigenerational Case Study in Laredo, Texas Brecha digital en la frontera de EE. UU.-México: Un estudio de caso multigeneracional en Laredo, Texas Flores, María de los Ángeles Rojas, Viviana Straubhaar, Joseph digital divide Laredo Texas US-Mexico border multigenerational study. Social Sciences Demography Sociology Culture Social influence Youth Adulthood Anthropology Ethnology Technology Intellectual life Communication. brecha digital Laredo Texas Frontera EE. UU.-México estudio multigeneracional. Ciencias sociales Demografía Sociología Cultura Influencia social Juventud Edad adulta Antropología Etnología Tecnología Vida intelectual Comunicación. The purpose of the present study is to determine the cultural and social barriers that are preventing Laredoans from accessing the digital world. This multigenerational study examines how three generations within 16 families relate culturally and socially to technology. Three members from the same family were invited to voluntarily participate in the study, with a total of 48 in-depth, face-to-face interviews being conducted. The present study identified several barriers such as low educational level, low income, lack of English language proficiency, lack of relevant content available in other languages besides English, preference to communicate face-to-face, fear of violence, and endless working hours. Laredo is the least connected city in the nation with 40.2% non-connectivity rate. Research is needed to understand this digital inequity situation in this borderland city. The theoretical framework used is rooted on Straubhaar’s concepts of techno-field, techno-disposition, and techno-capital. El objetivo del presente estudio es determinar las barreras culturales y sociales que están impidiendo a los habitantes de Laredo el acceso al mundo digital. Este estudio multigeneracional examina cómo tres generaciones de 16 familias se relacionan culturalmente y socialmente con la tecnología. Tres miembros de la misma familia fueron invitados a participar voluntariamente en este estudio sumando un total de 48 entrevistas en profundidad. En este estudio se identificaron varias barreras tales como la escasa educación, ingresos económicos limitados, insuficiencia en el dominio del idioma inglés, escasez de contenidos relevantes en otro idioma que no sea inglés, preferencia por la comunicación en persona (cara a cara), miedo a la violencia, y horarios de trabajo interminables. Laredo, con 40.2% de brecha digital, es la ciudad con menor conectividad digital en la nación. Es necesario desarrollar proyectos de investigación para entender la desconexión digital en esta ciudad fronteriza. La teoría utilizada en este estudio está basada en los conceptos de tecno-campo, tecno-disposición y tecno-capital desarrollados por Straubhaar y su equipo de investigación. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2017-09-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf application/epub+zip text/html application/xml https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612 10.21670/ref.2017.37.a02 Estudios Fronterizos Revista; Vol. 18 No. 37 (2017); 18-40 Estudios Fronterizos; Vol. 18 Núm. 37 (2017); 18-40 2395-9134 0187-6961 eng spa https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612/1209 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612/1210 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612/1211 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612/1225 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612/1242 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612/1243 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612/1244 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612/1245 cobertura Derechos de autor 2017 Estudios Fronterizos
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author Flores, María de los Ángeles
Rojas, Viviana
Straubhaar, Joseph
spellingShingle Flores, María de los Ángeles
Rojas, Viviana
Straubhaar, Joseph
Digital Inequality on the US-Mexico Border: A Multigenerational Case Study in Laredo, Texas
author_facet Flores, María de los Ángeles
Rojas, Viviana
Straubhaar, Joseph
author_sort Flores, María de los Ángeles
title Digital Inequality on the US-Mexico Border: A Multigenerational Case Study in Laredo, Texas
title_short Digital Inequality on the US-Mexico Border: A Multigenerational Case Study in Laredo, Texas
title_full Digital Inequality on the US-Mexico Border: A Multigenerational Case Study in Laredo, Texas
title_fullStr Digital Inequality on the US-Mexico Border: A Multigenerational Case Study in Laredo, Texas
title_full_unstemmed Digital Inequality on the US-Mexico Border: A Multigenerational Case Study in Laredo, Texas
title_sort digital inequality on the us-mexico border: a multigenerational case study in laredo, texas
description The purpose of the present study is to determine the cultural and social barriers that are preventing Laredoans from accessing the digital world. This multigenerational study examines how three generations within 16 families relate culturally and socially to technology. Three members from the same family were invited to voluntarily participate in the study, with a total of 48 in-depth, face-to-face interviews being conducted. The present study identified several barriers such as low educational level, low income, lack of English language proficiency, lack of relevant content available in other languages besides English, preference to communicate face-to-face, fear of violence, and endless working hours. Laredo is the least connected city in the nation with 40.2% non-connectivity rate. Research is needed to understand this digital inequity situation in this borderland city. The theoretical framework used is rooted on Straubhaar’s concepts of techno-field, techno-disposition, and techno-capital.
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
publishDate 2017
url https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/612
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