Information Society from a Comparative Perspective: Digital Divide and Social Effects of the Internet

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Authors	GALÁZC Anna ŠMAHEL David
Year of publication	2007
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
Citation
Web	http://www.cyberpsychology.eu
Field	Psychology
Keywords	information society; internet; didital sivide
Description	The article shows basic results from the World Internet Project, an international research focused on examining the influence of computers, the Internet and related technologies on the individual, family and society. The main goal of this paper is to give readers a general view on Internet use in four studied countries (USA, Singapore, Hungary, Czech Republic) and give them a basic image about the effects of the Internet on time spent with families and the overall contact with families and friends. The article presents data from quantitative research on population samples of 18 years of age and older, all four samples were made representative for each country.
Related projects:	World Internet Project – The Czech Republic Psychological and social characteristics of children, youth and families, development of the personality in the time of changes of modern society