3.1 Digital Divides (class, gender & age)

Question 1

(Class) Education relies on digital communication, how does it affect l/c children?

Answer 1

Lack of access at a disadvantage for research homework

Embarrassment

Question 2

(Class) There is a knowledge gap between who?

Answer 2

Those with and without Internet access

Question 3

(Class) How do those without access have more expensive lives?

Answer 3

Can’t do online shopping

Paying bills online

Question 4

(Class) How is work affected by digital communication?

Answer 4

Email

Job applications

Question 5

(Class) Those excluded can feel marginalised what does this mean?

Answer 5

Excluded

Not involved in creating culture

Question 6

(Class) Merten and D’Haenes - lower social class is linked to…

Answer 6

Lower Internet use

Question 7

(Class) Merten and D’Haenes - low class individuals focus technology use on what?

Answer 7

Entertainment

Rather than knowledge and info

Question 8

(Class) Merten and D’Haenes -what percentage of low class own a game console?

Answer 8

79%

Question 9

(Class) Merten and D’Haenes - what percentage of higher classes own a game console?

Answer 9

65%

Question 10

(Class) Merten and D’Haenes - what percentage of the lower class used the internet?

Answer 10

81%

Question 11

(Class) Merten and D’Haenes - what percentage of the higher class use the internet?

Answer 11

94%

Question 12

(Class) Merten and D’Haenes - where was their study conducted?

Answer 12

Brussels

Question 13

(Gender) men and women use digital media what?

Answer 13

Differently

Question 14

(Gender) the digital world is perceived to be what?

Answer 14

Masculine

Question 15

(Gender) what percentage of women use digital media for relationships?

Answer 15

43%

Question 16

(Gender) what percentage of men use digital media for relationships?

Answer 16

34%

Question 17

(Gender) what percentage of men are internet users?

Answer 17

88%

Question 18

(Gender) what percent of women are internet users?

Answer 18

85%

Question 19

(Gender) men are more likely to use the internet for what?

Answer 19

Work and entertainment

Question 20

(Gender) Li and Kirkup- found differences in what?

Answer 20

Use of and attitudes toward the internet

Question 21

(Gender) who were Li and Kirkups sample?

Answer 21

245 British students

220 Chinese

Question 22

(Gender) Li and Kirkup - men in both countries were more likely to use what?

Answer 22

Email or chat rooms

Computer games

Question 23

(Gender) Li and Kirkup - men in both samples were more likely to express what?

Answer 23

The opinion using computers was a male activity and skill

Question 24

(Age) ONS - what percent of adults now go online?

Answer 24

83%

Question 25

(Age) what percent of 16-34 year olds are online?

Answer 25

98%

Question 26

(Age) what percentage increase was there in internet use among those 65+?

Answer 26

9%

Question 27

(Age) what percent of adults use a smartphone?

Answer 27

62%

Question 28

(Age) who are twice as likely to play online games?

Answer 28

45-54 year olds

Question 29

(Age) the average 6 year old understands more about technology than who?

Answer 29

45 year old

Question 30

(Age) Boyle - young people have more interest in what?

Answer 30

Entertainment

Question 31

(Age)Boyle - young people are more interested in learning what?

Answer 31

New skills

Question 32

(Age) Boyle - through the media what do young people explore and assert?

Answer 32

Their new emerging adult identities

Question 33

(Age) Boyle - why do more kids have access to phones?

Answer 33

Parents have more disposable income for each child

Question 34

(Age) Boyle - young people have more free time and fewer what?

Answer 34

Responsibilities

Question 35

(Age) Livingston and Helsper - why is the divide between young people an under researched area?

Answer 35

Research tends to focus on adults thinking young people are ahead with technology

Question 36

(Age) Livingstone and Helsper - who were least likely to have internet access?

Answer 36

Working class
Young children
Girls

Question 37

(Age) Livingstone and Helsper - policy should focus on which divide?

Answer 37

Class divide in internet access as this makes children disadvantaged in school

Question 38

(Age) Berry - many older people don’t use the internet due to what?

Answer 38

Lack of confidence
Lack of skill
Lack of interest 
Cost
Psychological barriers

Question 39

(Age)Berry - why are more older people using the internet?

Answer 39

Adapted for them e.g. Finerday

Aware of practically of it