ABSTRACT

This paper presents a study of focus groups on three vulnerable population categories (ethnic minorities, older people and people with disabilities) and explores the patterns of intersectionality in these populations’ digital inclusion and its role in their social inclusion. The paper illustrates the value of the concept of intersectionality within the study of the aforementioned three vulnerable populations’ digital inclusion and questions the existing evidence available on the roles of nationality, ageing and disability in their digital inclusion. It identifies patterns of intersectionality that stress the role of individuality and life circumstances (such as life changes and periods of transition), as well as the stigma and concomitant experiences of social marginalisation regarding the digital inclusion of these populations. The paper concludes by pointing out the policy significance of intersectional patterns in the digital domain and calls for a systematic study of the different categories of the cultural and social specificities of vulnerability.

摘要

本文介绍了针对三个弱势群体（少数民族、老年人和残疾人）的焦点小组研究，并探讨了这些人群数字包容的交叉模式及其在社会包容中的作用。该论文说明了交叉性概念在上述三个弱势群体的数字包容性研究中的价值，并质疑现有的关于国籍、老龄化和残疾在其数字包容性中的作用的证据。它确定了强调个性和生活环境（例如生活变化和过渡时期）的作用的交叉性模式，以及关于这些人群的数字包容性的社会边缘化的耻辱和伴随体验。