Title: Social polarization - Wikipedia
Headings: Social polarization
Social polarization
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Creative class
Urban poverty
Role of media
See also
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Content: They are: a Culture of Poverty
a Cycle of Poverty
Government Failure —particularly when public policy institutions divided into departments (education, housing, etc.) are ineffective when it comes to dealing with the interdisciplinary problems of the poor
an Inequitable Distribution of Resources/Opportunities
Class Conflict, and
the concept of an " Underclass ". When these phenomena are combined in urban areas, it can fuel social polarization. Urban decay is a visual manifestation of social polarization, while riots, civil commotion and general social disintegration can be symptomatic of this concept as well. However, it can also lead to an informal economy in many urban areas. Role of media
Digital media, and particularly social media, could potentially play a role in encouraging social polarization. This is because social media sites like Facebook can help cluster friends and acquaintances into homophilous circles, and social news sites like Digg can facilitate a consumption of news that is biased by its user’s choices. In the extreme, a lack of “a common public sphere” could lead to isolated, polarized groups which could even be hostile towards one another. For example, during the Arab Spring uprisings, it was observed that social media furthered the social stratification already present in several Arab states.