ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the process of social stratification and its relevance to the study of digital inequalities. It argues that citizens' cultural, economic and political backgrounds are related both to what they do online and to their digital capital. The chapter attempts to shed light onto these complicated issues, proposing a nuanced theoretical approach. It adopts a Weberian perspective and seek to recontextualize some of his concepts in the new scenario created by the digital revolution. It analyses the process of social stratification and its relevance to the study of digital inequalities. The chapter explores critically why digital inequalities should be analysed also from a sociological point of view, and also examine a some of the key issues which are currently being considered in debates concerning social inequalities. It deals with the process of social stratification and how it influences access to and use of the Internet.
