The Digital Divide

ISBN-13: 9781509534456 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 208 str.

Jan Van Dijk

Opis

"Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the 'digital divide' has persisted for close to twenty-five years. Jan van Dijk considers the state of digital inequality and what we can do to tackle it"--

Spis treści

Acknowledgements 1 What is the Digital Divide? 2 Research and Theory of the Digital Divide 3 Motivation and Attitude 4 Physical Access 5 Digital and 21st-Century Skills 6 Usage Inequality 7 Outcomes 8 Social and Digital Inequality 9 Solutions to Soften the Digital Divide References Index

O autorze

Jan van Dijk is Professor of Communication Science and Sociology of the Information Society at the University of Twente.