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The compoundness and sequentiality of digital inequality

Van Deursen, Alexander J.A.M., Helsper, Ellen ORCID: 0000-0002-0852-2853, Eynon, Rebecca and van Dijk, Jan A.G.M (2017) The compoundness and sequentiality of digital inequality. International Journal of Communication, 11. pp. 452-473. ISSN 1932-8036

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Abstract

Through a survey with a representative sample of Dutch Internet users, this paper examines compound digital exclusion, that is, whether a person who lacks a particular digital skill also lacks another kind of skill; whether a person who does not engage in a particular way online is also less likely to engage in other ways; and whether a person who does not achieve a certain outcome online is also less likely to achieve another type of outcome. We also tested sequential digital exclusion, whether a lower level of digital skills leads to lower levels of engagement with the Internet resulting in a lower likelihood of an individual achieving tangible outcomes. Both types of digital exclusion are a reality. A certain use can have a strong relation with an outcome in a different domain. Furthermore, those who achieve outcomes in one domain do not necessarily achieve outcomes in another domain. To get a comprehensive picture of the nature of digital exclusion, it is necessary to account for different domains in research.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/index
Additional Information: © 2017 The Authors © CC BY-NC-ND
Divisions: Media and Communications
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited: 19 Jan 2017 15:49
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2024 19:54
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/68921

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