The Digital Divide

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This paper presents the socioeconomic problems of modern society that are strongly represented by the specific problem of the so-called "Digital Divide," the existence of inequalities as they relate to computer technology. The paper contends that the "Digital Divide" is one of the most pressing issues today for white facilitators in human services organizations to consider, especially when dealing with clients or community members of ethnic minorities. The paper explains that the "Digital Divide" is a result of the achievement gap, a social problem that has persisted throughout many eras as the cause for the increasingly maintained and growing space between the upper and lower classes. Those who are privileged in society have access to tools and information, which will further their advancement, while those who are underprivileged will miss out on the opportunities they might otherwise be able to use to better themselves.

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"Human services are intended to be a system of services designed to solve problems. It is because of the fact that human services are combating problems that already exist, combined with the nature of the social structures which are embedded into the system, that a plethora of problems plague these services. According to the York Human Services Department, "Human services are those programs and services that support a safe, healthy community and maintain and promote its quality of life." (York) Human services include police, schools, hospitals, social services, public health, and many other organizations that provide vital programs to the human population in each region and as a whole. Human services suffer from problems ranging from funding shortages, to mismanagement, to internal corruption, to apathy among workers."

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