Download or read book Disadvantaged Teens and Computer Technologies written by Paul Attewell and published by Waxmann Verlag. This book was released on 2003 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines two opposite ways in wich information technologies affect disadvantaged youth. On the one side, some contributors are concerned that the information revolution is worsening social exclusion. On the other side, some scholars argue that information technologies provide a powerful tool for reducing the social exclusion and educational disadvantages experienced by some young people.