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.
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