“数字鸿沟”带来的信息落差、知识分隔和贫富分化,是互联网发展必须应对的难题。当今的知识经济时代,数字鸿沟的存在可谓牵一发而动全身,影响着国家与社会发展的方方面面。在此背景下,网络的使用者与非使用者之间的区隔已成为社会分层的新维度,对传统的社会结构正形成势不可挡的冲击。本文将对网络传播中出现的社会分层问题进行试论。 “Digital divide ” brought about by the information gap, knowledge division and the polarization between rich and poor, is the Internet development must deal with the problem. In today’s era of knowledge economy, the existence of the digital divide can be described as a whole, affecting all aspects of national and social development. In this context, the separation between users and non-users of the network has become a new dimension of social stratification that is overwhelmingly impacting the traditional social fabric. This article will discuss the issue of social stratification in network communication.