The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in Spain
This paper explores the three levels of digital divide among young people living in the re-gion of Madrid (Spain). We use a qualitative approach, based on 20 in-depth interviews, in order to describe the personal process of Inter-net appropriation among this collective, taking into account the diffe...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/91514 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91514 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Youth Digital technologies Internet Digital divide Juventude Tecnologias digitais Clivagem digital Sociología 6307.07 Tecnología y Cambio Social |
| Sumario: | This paper explores the three levels of digital divide among young people living in the re-gion of Madrid (Spain). We use a qualitative approach, based on 20 in-depth interviews, in order to describe the personal process of Inter-net appropriation among this collective, taking into account the differences associated to gen-der, age, education, geographical habitat and type of technology use. Taking into account the three levels of the digital divide, we explore 5 important barriers (access, skills, motiva-tion, emotions and utility) that influence the type of use of digital technologies by young people. We conclude that, even among young-sters who frequently use digital technologies, there are important asymmetries and barriers that limit the utility they can get from them, related to their sociocultural background and their personal processes of technological so-cialization. |
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