Digital Capital
This book describes and understands the many factors that influence a person’s behavior towards digital technologies, and how that affects the person’s potential to benefit from digital society. The ability to adapt to these new technological environments
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Digital Capital
Sora Park
Digital Capital
Sora Park University of Canberra Bruce, ACT, Australia
ISBN 978-1-137-59331-3 ISBN 978-1-137-59332-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-59332-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017947165 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover Design by Samantha Johnson Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
Acknowledgements
Writing is such a lonely endeavour because one has to spend so much time alone. However, I was never lonely while writing this book, as I was able to converse with the 232 interview participants and countless survey respondents, who shared their life stories with my research teams. I feel so privileged to have met these people who were willing to carve out time from their busy lives to talk to us about their online activities and how they felt about technology. The time I spend with research participants is what makes my job interesting. The small, selfless contributions people make—that is what holds the world together. As a student, I was trained in quantitative methods and loved the efficiency and the bird’s-eye view that one can get from aggregating data. I still truly value this way of examining and explaining the world. However, while studying people and their new encounters with digital technologies, I felt a need for a more grounded approach, and became fascinated by the art of qualitative research. Individual projects reveal different and nuanced stories o
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