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Author(s): | Almeida, A. N. de Alves, N. D. Delicado, A. Carvalho, T. |
Date: | 2012 |
Title: | Children and digital diversity: from unguided rookies' to self-reliant cybernauts' |
Volume: | 19 |
Number: | 2 |
Pages: | 219-234 |
ISSN: | 0907-5682 |
Keywords: | Children Digital diversity Family Internet uses Parental mediation |
Abstract: | This article discusses the heterogeneity in children's appropriation and use of the internet that make up contemporary digital divides. Based on a survey of Portuguese children in mandatory education (8- to 17-year-olds), it relies on multivariate statistical procedures to build a topological mapping of internet use patterns. Variations in digital practices and parental mediation are analysed in relation to social backgrounds and demographic traits. Four clusters of users were thus identified: 'self-reliant cybernauts', 'nurtured cybernauts', 'nurtured beginners' and 'unguided rookies'. This article aims to contribute to deepening the debate on digital divides and digital diversity within the sociology of childhood. |
Peerreviewed: | Sim |
Access type: | Embargoed Access |
Appears in Collections: | CIES-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica DMPS-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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