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| Author: | Korupp, S.E. Szydlik, M. |
| Title: | Causes and trends of the digital divide |
| Journal: | European sociological review
2005 : SEP, VOL 21:4, p. 409-422 |
| Index terms: | digital technology Germany inequality social classes |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article discusses the emergence of a new form of social inequality, which is caused by the digital divide. It is shown that in 2003, membership of technnical generations and ethnic badkground to a large extent determined the use of new technologies. Effects of income, gender, and living in a single household are significant. It is argued that human and social capital are more important than economic capital in explaining private computer and Internet use. |
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