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The digital divide / Jan van Dijk.

Van Pelt Library HM851 .D56 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dijk, Jan van, 1952- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Digital divide.
Computer literacy.
Internet literacy.
Equality.
Physical Description:
vi, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, 2019.
Summary:
"Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the 'digital divide' has persisted for close to twenty-five years. Jan van Dijk considers the state of digital inequality and what we can do to tackle it"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
What is the digital divide?
Research and theory of the digital divide
Motivation and attitude
Physical access
Digital and 21st-century skills usage inequality
Outcomes
Social and digital inequality
Solutions to soften the digital divide.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Dijk, Jan van, 1952- The digital divide
ISBN:
9781509534449
150953444X
9781509534456
1509534458
OCLC:
1105751497

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