Digital inequality - Differences in young adults' use of the Internet
Digital inequality - Differences in young adults' use of the Internet
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DOI：
10.1177/0093650208321782
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Hinnant, Amanda
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作者：
Hargittai, Eszter;Hinnant, Amanda
本文通过研究年轻人在线活动的差异，将对数字鸿沟的理解扩展到更细微的使用措施。年轻人是互联网联系最多的年龄组，但这并不意味着他们的互联网使用是同质的。这篇文章分析了来自美国各地的270名成年人的网络使用数据，探讨了18至26岁青少年在线活动的差异，以及哪些社会因素解释了这种差异。研究结果表明，那些具有较高的教育水平和更多的资源丰富的背景使用网络更多的“资本增强”的活动。对用户属性的详细分析还表明，在线技能是人们在线追求的活动类型的重要中介因素。作者讨论了这些发现对“二级数字鸿沟”的影响，即年轻成年互联网用户群体之间的差异。
This article expands understanding of the digital divide to more nuanced measures of use by examining differences in young adults' online activities. Young adults are the most highly connected age group, but that does not mean that their Internet uses are homogenous. Analyzing data about the Web uses of 270 adults from across the United States, the article explores the differences in 18- to 26-year-olds' online activities and what social factors explain the variation. Findings suggest that those with higher levels of education and of a more resource-rich background use the Web for more "capital-enhancing" activities. Detailed analyses of user attributes also reveal that online skill is an important mediating factor in the types of activities people pursue online. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for a "second-level digital divide," that is, differences among the population of young adult Internet users.