Age And Digital Communication

Question 1

Boyle (2007)

Answer 1

argues that with each successive generation, the greater the reliance on the use of digital communication and thus creating a ‘digital generation divide’ between the old and young

Question 2

Boyle

Answer 2

suggests that young people are more receptive to learning new skills demanded by DC. This may be due to young people being more keen and because they rely more on social networking

Question 3

Berry (2011)

Answer 3

found that 79% of households below the state pension age have Internet access where’s only 39% of households above the state pension age do. This difference supports the notion of the digital divide and exclusion