Ingabe Izithombe Zobulili Ezingcolile Neziqhingi ZamaNsizwa? (I-2016)

Xhumanisa ku-abstract

Ijenali Yezomnotho YaseMpumalanga

Juni 2016, Umqulu 42, Ukukhishwa 3, i-317-334

UMichael Malcolm, uGeorge Naufal

abstract

Izitho zangaphansi zokwanelisa ngokocansi zingathinta isinqumo sokushada. Ukusakazeka kwe-Intanethi kwenze ukuthi izithombe zobulili ezingcolile zibambe iqhaza elibiza kakhulu. Siphenya ngemiphumela yokusetshenziswa kwe-Intanethi, kanye nokusebenzisa kabi izithombe zocansi, ngesimo somshado sezinsizwa. Sibonisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwe-inthanethi okwandisiwe kuhlotshaniswa kabi nokwakhiwa komshado. Ukusetshenziswa kwezithombe zobulili ezingcolile kunomthelela onamandla ngokwengeziwe. Ukuhlukahluka kwensimbi nokuhlolwa okuningana kokuqina kubonakalisa ukuthi umphumela uyimbangela.

Amagama angukhiye

izithombe zocansi zihlukanisa ukwakheka komshado

Ukuhlukaniswa kweJEL

J12 O33


KUSUKA ISINGENISO

Njengoba ushintsho ekutholakaleni kwezithombe zobulili ezingcolile luye lwavela ngokufana ngoshintsho olukhulu ekuziphatheni komshado, ubudlelwane obukhona phakathi kwalaba bobabili ngumbuzo wemvelo. Phakathi kwe-2000 ne-2004, i-General Social Survey (GSS) ibuze uchungechunge lwemibuzo eningiliziwe ngokusetshenziswa kwe-Intanethi; futhi iqopha imininingwane ephelele yabantu, kubandakanya isimo somshado. Sisebenzisa le microdata sithola ukuthi kwabesilisa abasebasha kukhona ubukhulu bokubeka phakathi kokusetshenziswa kwe-Intanethi nezithombe zocansi nomshado - ukusetshenziswa kwe-inthanethi okusindayo ngokuvamile, nokusetshenziswa kwezithombe zocansi ngokuqondile, kuhlobene nokuzibandakanya okuphansi emishadweni. Sisebenzisa izinto eziguquguqukayo ezinamandla kanye namasheke amaningi wokuqina okuqinile, konke lokhu kusikisela ukuthi lokhu kungumphumela wesizathu hhayi nje ubudlelwane bendabuko yokuthi amadoda ashadile mancane amathuba okubuka izithombe ezingcolile, noma uhlobo oluthile lwento yokukhetha engavunyelwe ehlukanisa amadoda asebenzisa izithombe zocansi ezivela emadodeni angazisebenzisi izingcolile.

Sithi ukwanda kalula kokufinyelela ezithombeni zocansi kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu ebangela ukwehla kokwakhiwa komshado kanye nokuqina. Njengombana abenzi benqubomgomo bafuna ukuqonda okuvela ngokushesha kwemindeni, ushintsho kwezobuchwepheshe luyinto ebalulekile yalokhu kushintshwa. Ngokukhethekile, kufinyelela ezingeni lokuthi abenzi benqubomgomo basebenzise ukuhlelwa kwemindeni njengokuhlukahluka okulawulwayo kwinhlalonhle yomphakathi, futhi nemibuzo eminingana evulekile yomgomo ophathelene nokufinyelela kweWebhu, ukuqonda ukuqonda okungaphansi kokuxhumana phakathi kwalaba ababili kubalulekile.