IMPACT OF DC ON IDENTITY

BOYLE

- EACH SUCCESSIVE GENERATION - GREATER RELIANCE ON DC
- DIGITAL DIVIDE BETWEEN OLD AND YOUNG
- YOUNGER MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LEARN NEW SKILLS
- PLACE GREATER IMPORTANCE ON PEERS - HIGH LEVEL OF SOCIALISATION

YOUNGER PEOPLE - MORE FREE TIME

- HAVE MORE FREE TIME & ACCESS TO MEDIA
- VARIETY OF P + N
- CYBER BULLY ETC / GREATER KNOWLEDGE
- INCREASE SOCIAL CAPITAL / RISK OF EXPLOITATION
PALMER
- CHILDHOOD - TOXIC
- GREAT EXPOSURE TO ADULT CONTENT - LOSS OF CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE

BERRY

- DIGITAL DIVIDE
- DUE TO DLACK OF INTEREST
- ELDERLY - USE INTERNET FOR SOCIAL NETWORK AND EASE

OFCOM - 2014

- MORE UK ADULTS - ESPECIALLY OLDER - GOING ONLINE - RANGE OF DEVICES
- 98% 16-34
- 83% 18+                --> ALL ONLINE
- 42% 65+

CENTRE OF ECONOMIC & BUSINESS RESEARCH WITH LON. VIC. 2015

- NOW COST ON AV - £230,000 - RAISE A CHILD TO 21
- INTERNET DEVICES EXPENSIVE
- NEED MAINTAINING
- THOSE OF A LOWER - WORKING CLASS - CANNOT AFFORD
- DIGITAL DIVIDE DUE TO THIS...

MERTENS AND DHAENENS

- DIGITAL DIVIDE - BRUSSELS
- LOWER SOCIAL CLASS - LOWER INTERNET USE
- 81% COMPARED TO 94% MIDDLE CLASS

- LOWER - FOCUS ON ENTERTAINMENT RATHER THAN KNOWLEDGE
- SOCIAL CLASS - MOST IMPORTANT VARIABLE IN DIGITAL DIVIDE

DIGITAL UNDERCLASS

- THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD INTERENT OR CONNECTION CHARGE
- RESULT IN GREAT INEQUALITY
- LACK OF SOCIAL CAPITAL
- RELIANCE IN SOCIETY - NETWORKS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
HELSPER
- CREATE KNOWLEDGE GAP
- PEOPLE FEEL MARGINALISED
- INFERIOR DUE TO DISADVANTAGE

LI & KIRKUP

- ATTITUDES AND DIFFERENCES AND USAGE - CHINESE AND BRITISH
- SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN GENDER
- MEN BOTH - MORE LIKELY TO USE CHAT ROOMS/EMAILS/GAMES
- MEN - MORE SELF CONFIDENT - DESCRIBE USE OF COMPUTER AS MASCULINE

UNEVEN 

- IMPACT OF D.C UNEVEN
- EXPERIENCES ARE DIFFERENT - RESULTING IN MARGINALISATION OF SOME PLACES
- INTERNET USAGE 2015 - ASIA HIGHEST AT 42.8% - OCEANA/AUS - 0.8%
- AFFECT MULTICULTURALISM - DO NOT EXPERIENCE - DONT MOVE FORWARD 

ACCESS TO EDUCATION

- REDUCES INEQUALITY OF KNOWLEDGE 
- EVERYONE AROUND WORLD - EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 
- MOVE FORWARD WITH GLOBALISATION 
- NO DIVIDE 

SMALL BUSINESS 

- CANNOT OPERATE IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC MARKET
- SHIFT IN WAY POWER IS MEASURED 
- NOW IN THE CONNECTIONS MADE AND HAVE 
- IF D.C. NOT EFFECTED - CANNOT SUCCEED - NO PROFIT