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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Autor: Calderón Gómez, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91514
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Palabra clave:Youth
Digital technologies
Internet
Digital divide
Juventude
Tecnologias digitais
Clivagem digital
Sociología
6307.07 Tecnología y Cambio Social
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spelling The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in SpainOs Três Níveis da Divisão Digital: Barreiras no Acesso, na Utilização e na Utilidade da Internet Entre Jovens em EspanhaCalderón Gómez, DanielCalderón Gómez, DanielYouthDigital technologiesInternetDigital divideJuventudeTecnologias digitaisInternetClivagem digitalSociología6307.07 Tecnología y Cambio SocialThis 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.Instituto Superior Miguel TorgaUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20182018-01-0120182018-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91514reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/915142026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in Spain
Os Três Níveis da Divisão Digital: Barreiras no Acesso, na Utilização e na Utilidade da Internet Entre Jovens em Espanha
title The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in Spain
spellingShingle The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in Spain
Calderón Gómez, Daniel
Youth
Digital technologies
Internet
Digital divide
Juventude
Tecnologias digitais
Internet
Clivagem digital
Sociología
6307.07 Tecnología y Cambio Social
title_short The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in Spain
title_full The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in Spain
title_fullStr The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in Spain
title_full_unstemmed The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in Spain
title_sort The Three Levels of the Digital Divide: Barriers in Access, Use and Utility of Internet among Young People in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Calderón Gómez, Daniel
Calderón Gómez, Daniel
author Calderón Gómez, Daniel
author_facet Calderón Gómez, Daniel
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Youth
Digital technologies
Internet
Digital divide
Juventude
Tecnologias digitais
Internet
Clivagem digital
Sociología
6307.07 Tecnología y Cambio Social
topic Youth
Digital technologies
Internet
Digital divide
Juventude
Tecnologias digitais
Internet
Clivagem digital
Sociología
6307.07 Tecnología y Cambio Social
description 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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