The Pipeline of Online Participation Inequalities: The Case of Wikipedia Editing
The Pipeline of Online Participation Inequalities: The Case of Wikipedia Editing
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在线参与不平等的管道：维基百科编辑的案例
DOI：
10.1093/joc/jqx003
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
7.9
通讯作者：
E. Hargittai
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文献类型：
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作者：
Aaron Shaw;E. Hargittai
数字不平等破坏了互联网的民主化潜力。虽然许多人通过参与性媒体参与公共讨论，但知识差距限制了人们参与网络公共领域。示范性网络平台具有独特的潜力，可促进更公平地产生知识。本文概念化的在线参与管道和模型的意识和行为，成为网络公共领域的贡献者。我们测试的理论与维基百科编辑的情况下，依赖于调查数据，从一个不同的，全国性的美国成年人的样本。我们的研究结果强调了数字不平等的多维度性，并通过强调教育和互联网技能对在线分层过程的重要性，提出了缩小知识差距的新途径。
Digital inequalities undermine the democratizing potential of the Internet. While many people engage in public discourse through participatory media, knowledge gaps limit engagement in the networked public sphere. Participatory web platforms have unique potential to facilitate a more equitable production of knowledge. This paper conceptualizes a pipeline of online participation and models the awareness and behaviors necessary to become a contributor to the networked public sphere. We test the theory with the case of Wikipedia editing, relying on survey data from a diverse, national sample of U.S. adults. Our findings underscore the multidimensionality of digital inequalities and suggest new pathways toward closing knowledge gaps by highlighting the importance of education and Internet skills for online stratification processes.