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Description:: This dissertation asks how can researchers more equitably design sociotechnical interventions to support the information work of sheltered emerging adults. Through two research studies, I explore the technology use in fulfilling the information needs among this population as well as how their environment impacts their strengths and information practices. I...
Keyword:: homelessness, strength-based approach, emerging adults, information poverty, and information work
Subject:: Information science
Creator:: Robinson Smith, Angela Danielle
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 10/07/2021
Date Created:: 2021-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: etdadmin_upload_829445 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15619

Description:: Although research has shown LGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented in counts of homeless youth, scholars have yet to investigate whether this trend exists among adults experiencing homelessness. This dissertation uses an organizational analysis of four Chicago homeless centers that cater to young adults to argue that most LGBTQ+ youth are not...
Keyword:: homelessness, governance, poverty, sexuality, young adults, and organizations
Subject:: Sociology, LGBTQ studies, and Public policy
Creator:: Lovell, Erik Stephen
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 10/07/2021
Date Created:: 2021-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: etdadmin_upload_838186 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15673

Description:: The study of digital inequality has advanced our understanding of how existing socioeconomic disadvantage – such as by income, education, age, gender, and race – translates into disadvantage in the digital realm. Yet, our understanding of the relationships between the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and broader processes...
Keyword:: homelessness, urban, digital inequality, smartphones, ethnography, and social media
Subject:: Sociology and Communication
Creator:: Marler, Will
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 02/01/2021
Date Created:: 2020-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: etdadmin_upload_763664 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15247

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