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‘You can’t talk at the library’: the leisure divide and public internet access for people experiencing homelessness

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2023
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Marler, W. (2023). ‘You can’t talk at the library’: the leisure divide and public internet access for people experiencing homelessness. Information, Communication and Society, 26, 1303–1321. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.2006742

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Members of disadvantaged communities are likely to value public internet access for leisure and socializing in addition to internet uses more traditionally recognized as beneficial to socioeconomic capital. To date, little research exists to examine how people in poverty manage their leisure uses of the internet and to what effect on their wellbeing. This study draws on three years of ethnographic fieldwork with unstably housed adults seeking public computer access in northside Chicago. Observations and interviews were conducted at a

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  • Marler, Will
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26

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7

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1303

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1321

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Keywords

Digital divide, digital inequality, homelessness, internet access, social media

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English

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2023-05-19

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2021-12-20

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1369-118X

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Marler, W. (2023). ‘You can’t talk at the library’: the leisure divide and public internet access for people experiencing homelessness. Information, Communication and Society, 26, 1303–1321. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.2006742

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