2002
DOI: 10.1177/0267323102017001607
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The Internet and Knowledge Gaps

Abstract: Although the knowledge gap hypothesis is often mentioned in connection with the social consequences of the Information Society, there is little discussion of its theoretical background or specific empirical evidence. Therefore, this article explores the theoretical potential of the knowledge gap perspective for Internet research and presents data based on two recent Internet surveys, which demonstrate a double digital divide. Access to the Internet in Switzerland is still dominated by well-educated, affluent, … Show more

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“…Better-educated people are much more likely to be Internet users and more likely engage in most types of Internet activity; the exception is that they are less likely to use instant messaging (Blank & Groselj, 2014;Bonfadelli, 2002;van Dijk & van Deursen, 2013;White & Selwyn, 2013). We will see strong spatial patterns in age in the results, Figure 4.…”
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“…Better-educated people are much more likely to be Internet users and more likely engage in most types of Internet activity; the exception is that they are less likely to use instant messaging (Blank & Groselj, 2014;Bonfadelli, 2002;van Dijk & van Deursen, 2013;White & Selwyn, 2013). We will see strong spatial patterns in age in the results, Figure 4.…”
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“…Bonfadelli (2002) applied the knowledge gap hypothesis to the Internet and detected access, usage, and skills gaps-inequalities that were associated with differences in level of education. The higher educated are more likely to have Internet access and engage in information seeking or e-commerce (Bonfadelli 2002;Büchi, Just, and Latzer 2016).…”
Section: Internet Use and The Democratic Dividementioning
confidence: 99%
“…After some time, communication and media scholars in particular called attention to issues "beyond access": skills needed for users (Hargittai, 2002), different usages of the Internet (Bonfadelli, 2002), and the complexity of access reconceptualized as a full appropriation of technology beyond physical access (Van Dijk & Hacker, 2003). For this redirection of research, Hargittai (2002) coined the term second-level divide.…”
Section: Prepublication Version Of An Entry Of the International Enmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Probably, the education usage gap will be the most persistent. A striking observation is that people with higher education are significantly using the advanced applications of digital media for capital-enhancing goals relating to work, career, and study while people with lower education are using the simple applications of entertainment, commerce, and messaging (Bonfadelli, 2002;Cho et al, 2003;Van Deursen & Van Dijk, 2013Van Dijk, 2005Zillien & Hargittai, 2009).…”
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confidence: 99%