论文标题
信息茧的几何形状：用单词嵌入模型分析文化空间
The Geometry of Information Cocoon: Analyzing the Cultural Space with Word Embedding Models
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论文摘要
伴随着数字媒体的发展，信息茧的威胁已成为一个重大问题。但是，关于信息茧作为文化空间及其与社会阶层的关系的量度知之甚少。这项研究通过在三个大规模数字媒体使用数据集中使用单词嵌入模型和随机洗牌方法来构建文化空间来解决此问题。鉴于文化生产的现场理论，我们研究了979个计算机用户，100,000个智能手机用户和159,373个移动阅读应用程序用户的信息茧对不同社会阶层的效果。我们的分析表明，在数字媒体的日常使用中，信息茧广泛存在。此外，下层社会阶层的人们的可能性更高，将陷入娱乐内容的信息中陷入困境。相比之下，较高社会阶层的人民有能力在信息茧的限制上大步发展。结果表明，获取知识的弱势群体的缺点可能会进一步扩大社会不平等。
Accompanied by the development of digital media, the threat of information cocoon has become a significant issue. However, little is known about the measure of information cocoon as a cultural space and its relationship with social class. This study addresses this problem by constructing the cultural space with word embedding models and random shuffling methods among three large-scale digital media use datasets. In the light of field theory of cultural production, we investigate the information cocoon effect on different social classes among 979 computer users, 100,000 smartphone users, and 159,373 mobile reading application users. Our analysis reveals that information cocoons widely exist in the daily use of digital media. Moreover, people of lower social class have a higher probability of getting stuck in the information cocoon filled with the entertainment content. In contrast, the people of higher social class have more capability to stride over the constraints of the information cocoon. The results suggest that the disadvantages for vulnerable groups in acquiring knowledge may further widen social inequality.
