Editing Global North and Global South (section)

== Society and culture ==
=== Digital and technological divide ===
The [[global digital divide]] is often characterized as corresponding to the north–south divide;<ref>{{cite web |title=The Global Digital Divide {{!}} Cultural Anthropology |url=https://courses.lumenlearning.com/culturalanthropology/chapter/the-global-digital-divide/#:~:text=The%20global%20digital%20divide%20also,and%20services%20available%20through%20technology.&text=This%20global%20divide%20is%20often,and%20%E2%80%9Csouthern%E2%80%9D%20poorer%20ones. |access-date=2021-04-19 |website=courses.lumenlearning.com |language=en-US}}</ref> however, [[Internet]] use, and especially [[broadband]] access, is now soaring in Asia compared with other continents. This phenomenon is partially explained by the ability of many countries in Asia to [[leapfrogging|leapfrog]] older Internet technology and infrastructure, coupled with booming economies which allow vastly more people to get online.<ref>{{cite web |title=Internet penetration in Asia-Pacific 2019 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/265153/number-of-internet-users-in-the-asia-pacific-region/ |access-date=2021-04-19 |website=Statista |language=en}}</ref>

=== Media representation ===
[[Mass media]] has often compared the Global South to the North, and is thought to be an aid in the divide. Western media tends to present a generalized view of developing countries through biased [[Media bias|media coverage]], mass media outlets tend to focus disproportionately on [[poverty]] and other negative imagery. This common coverage has created a dominant stereotype of developing countries as: "the '[[Global South|South]]' is characterized by [[Socioeconomics|socioeconomic]] and political backwardness, measured against Western values and standards."<ref>{{cite web|title=Dependency Theory: A Useful Tool for Analyzing Global Inequalities Today?|url=https://www.e-ir.info/2016/11/23/dependency-theory-a-useful-tool-for-analyzing-global-inequalities-today/|access-date=2020-02-21|website=E-International Relations|date=23 November 2016|language=en-US|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002023728/https://www.e-ir.info/2016/11/23/dependency-theory-a-useful-tool-for-analyzing-global-inequalities-today/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mass media has also played a role in what information the people in developing countries receive. The news often covers developed countries and creates an imbalance of information flow.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Philo |first1=Greg |title=An unseen world: How the media portrays the poor |journal=The UNESCO Courier |date=November 2001 |volume=54 |issue=11 |pages=44–46 |id={{ProQuest|207594362}} |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000124294.locale=en |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716164506/https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000124294.locale=en |url-status=live }}</ref>