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| Eszter Hargittai is a ] at ]. She received her ] in Sociology from ] where she was a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, ]. | Eszter Hargittai is a ] at ]. She received her ] in Sociology from ] where she was a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, ]. | ||
| She is currently Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Sociology, and Faculty Fellow of the ] at Northwestern University where she heads the Web-Use Project. Her research focuses on the social and policy implications of information technologies with a particular interest in how IT may contribute to or alleviate social inequalities |
She is currently Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Sociology, and Faculty Fellow of the ] at Northwestern University where she heads the Web-Use Project. Her research focuses on the social and policy implications of information technologies with a particular interest in how IT may contribute to or alleviate social inequalities. | ||
| ==Media exposure== | |||
| She was interviewed about the Internet and its social effects on ] ''The Flip Side'' on ], ]. Her work on the international spread of the internet and its social aspects have been quoted in the ], ], and referenced in a ] hearing. | |||
| ⚫ | She is a member of the group blog ]. | ||
| ==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| Her ] is 3. | * Her ] is 3. | ||
| ⚫ | * She is a member of the group blog ]. | ||
| ==Selected bibliography== | ==Selected bibliography== | ||
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Eszter Hargittai is a sociologist at Northwestern University. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University where she was a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School.
She is currently Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Sociology, and Faculty Fellow of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University where she heads the Web-Use Project. Her research focuses on the social and policy implications of information technologies with a particular interest in how IT may contribute to or alleviate social inequalities.
Media exposure
She was interviewed about the Internet and its social effects on CNNfn's The Flip Side on April 29, 2004. Her work on the international spread of the internet and its social aspects have been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine, and referenced in a United States Senate hearing.
Trivia
- Her Erdos number is 3.
- She is a member of the group blog Crooked Timber.
Selected bibliography
- Differences in Actual and Perceived Online Skills: The Role of Gender
- Survey Measures of Web-Oriented Digital Literacy