1. Digital Divide
The diffusion of the Internet is widespread amongst many worldwide countries, yet Internet access is still divided along class, education, age and gender lines (Willis & Tranter, 2002). ... Results from a 2001 study on Internet usage are quite disconcerting. They show: • The tertiary educated were almost three times as likely to be Internet users • Younger Australians (18-29) were nine times more likely Internet users than those over fifty • White-collar workers were between three and eight times as likely to be Internet users • A positive linear relationship exi...
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