The Internet and social inequalities in the U.S.

In just over forty years the Internet has evolved from an eclectic network of a handful of users, focused on developing a rudimentary means of communication, to a vast worldwide web for transferring, storing and, above all else, sharing an enormous quantity and variety of information. The Internet and web have not only become a medium for social and asocial use, networking and communication, but also an everyday opportunity for cultural expression through the online activities in which an individual engages.