Mapping the two levels of digital divide: Internet access and social network site adoption among older adults in the USA
| Autor: | Ryan J. McCammon, Nicole B. Ellison, Rebecca Ping Yu, Kenneth M. Langa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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media_common.quotation_subject education Population 050801 communication & media studies Library and Information Sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0508 media and communications 030502 gerontology Internet access Digital divide media_common education.field_of_study Social network business.industry Communication 05 social sciences Health and Retirement Study Disadvantaged The Internet 0305 other medical science business Psychology Social psychology Demography Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | Information, Communication & Society. 19:1445-1464 |
| ISSN: | 1468-4462 1369-118X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1369118x.2015.1109695 |
| Popis: | Older adults have increasingly adopted Internet and social network sites (SNSs), but little communication scholarship has explored systematic differences in access within this population. Using a nationally representative sample of Americans over the age of 50 years from the 2012 Health and Retirement Study, we examine Internet access (N = 18,851) and SNS adoption patterns (N = 869) among this sample and explore how these patterns vary by age. Regarding Internet access, results suggest that while the gender divide has reversed in favor of women, older adults who are economically, socioculturally, or physically disadvantaged are less likely to have reliable Internet access. In addition, the view that the various divides in Internet access are less of a concern for those who are younger is only partially supported, as some access-related divides do not vary by age or even decrease with age. For SNS adoption, we found that access to technological resources (diversity of online activities) positively ... |
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