Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Overview of the book -- 1. The evolution of the digital divide -- The rise of the digital divide -- Attempting to define the digital divide -- The evolution of the digital divide -- The telephone approach -- Digital inequalities: Beyond the binary division -- Can the gap be closed? -- Dimensions of inequality online -- Concluding thoughts -- 2. Why does Weber still matter? -- Concepts and methodology: A brief overview of Weber -- Why does his biography matter? -- Value-free science -- Methodology -- Key concepts -- Social stratification -- The process of stratification through the Weberian lens -- Power -- Concluding thoughts -- 3. Digital stratification: Class, status group and parties in the age of the Internet -- Towards a renewal of social inequalities in the digital realm -- Social and digital inequalities: an intertwined process -- The importance of the socio-economic and cultural context -- Digital inequalities -- Social stratification in the Information Age -- Social strata -- Digital stratification: AWeberian analysis -- Digital skills and social stratification -- Concluding remarks -- 4. Life chances and the third level of digital divide -- Life chances -- Life chances, life conduct and lifestyle -- Stylization of life -- Digital capital -- Digital inclusion and digital exclusion -- Digital engagement -- The Internet: A tool of inclusion or an instrument of exclusion? -- Being on the wrong side -- Concluding remarks -- 5. Concluding remarks and recommendations -- Digital divide: A multidimensional phenomenon -- Recommendations for researchers and policy makers -- No one should be left behind -- Tearing down the MAD wall -- Motivation -- Access -- Digital capital -- Concluding thoughts -- Bibliography -- Index