Digital divide research, achievements and shortcomings

By J. V. van Dijk. 2006

1,695 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Communication, Gender Studies, Media Technology

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In Communication

1. Andrew J. Flanagin
2. Miriam J. Metzger
3. A. V. van Deursen
4. J. V. van Dijk
5. P. Flandorfer
6. Jing Jian Xiao
7. Eli Hustad
8. Polyxeni Vassilakopoulou

In Gender Studies

1. J. V. van Dijk
2. A. V. van Deursen
3. P. Flandorfer
4. Jing Jian Xiao
5. Miriam J. Metzger
6. Andrew J. Flanagin
7. Vikram R. Bhargava
8. M. Velasquez

In Media Technology

1. A. V. van Deursen
2. J. V. van Dijk
3. P. Flandorfer
4. Jing Jian Xiao
5. Miriam J. Metzger
6. Andrew J. Flanagin
7. Eli Hustad
8. Polyxeni Vassilakopoulou

Citations in the corpus

• Internet skills and the digital divide (2011, background): “Theories of internet adoption have recognized this limitation and an increasing number of researchers have argued that more attention should be paid to social, psychological, and cultural backgrounds (Van Dijk, 2006).”
• Handbook of Consumer Finance Research (2008, background): “S.A. DeVaney 159”
• Bridging Digital Divides: a Literature Review and Research Agenda for Information Systems Research (2021, background): “Proper training and education can help mitigate digital inequalities (Van Dijk 2012).”
• Ethics of the Attention Economy: The Problem of Social Media Addiction (2020, background): “…in access to the technology needed for educational and professional success between low- and high-income communities) (Rideout & Robb, 2019; van Dijk, 2006), there is a different kind of digital divide—call it the digital use divide— where teens in low-income communities are exposed to…”
• Population Ageing and Socially Assistive Robots for Elderly Persons: The Importance of Sociodemographic Factors for User Acceptance (2012, background): “Van Dijk [33] discovered that older persons’ acceptance level and motivation to use technological devices rise when they discover that the devices are convenient and have useful features.”
• The Evolution of the Digital Divide - The Digital Divide Turns to Inequality of Skills and Usage (2012, background): “Contemporary research of the digital divide and digital skills is marked by a descriptive nature [39].”
• Psychological Approaches to Credibility Assessment Online (2015, result): “…and past research suggest that information evaluation strategies and opportunities may vary across demographic characteristics (see Hargittai, 2002; van Dijk, 2006), the studies by Metzger and Flanagin found little evidence that sex, income, education, or race greatly affected users' levels of…”