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RECONCEPTUALIZING DIGITAL SOCIAL INEQUALITY

Susan Halford School of Social Sciences, Southampton University, Southampton, UK E-mail: [email protected]
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Mike Savage University of Manchester, CRESC, 178 Waterloo Place, Manchester, M13 9PL, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 937-955 | Received 02 Jun 2010, Accepted 02 Jun 2010, Published online: 20 Oct 2010

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