TY - CHAP
T1 - A Comparison of High-Skill and Low-Skill Internet Users in Northeast Anatolia, Turkey
AU - Özsoy, Duygu
AU - Muschert, Glenn
N1 - Funding Information:
Foundational research on the topic of digital divides in Northeast Anatolia received financial backing as project number 215K159 of TÜBI Ṫ AK (The Scientif and Technological Research Council of Turkey). The authors acknowledge TBI Ṫ AK for funding support and members of the research team, Dr. Eyü Akbulut and Dr. Sait Sinan Atılgan (both of Atatrk University), for their contributions to the previous study. The team has submitted a project report to TÜBI Ṫ AK (see zsoy et al. 2018), and academic publications are in process.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This study examines the attitudes, online engagement, motivation, and range of online activities among people with varying digital skill levels. The study was conducted in the Northeast Anatolia region, which is one of Turkey’s most disadvantaged regions in terms of Internet access, use, and digital skills. A purposive sample (n = 8) of Internet users provided in-depth interviews regarding their perceived benefits of online engagement, including any perceived impediments to their effective use. Findings indicate that Internet use provides some benefits to all users interviewed; however, the advantages seem broader among those who possess a higher level of proficiency. Relatedly, a strong pattern of gender inequality emerged, as women’s use was more strongly limited and controlled.
AB - This study examines the attitudes, online engagement, motivation, and range of online activities among people with varying digital skill levels. The study was conducted in the Northeast Anatolia region, which is one of Turkey’s most disadvantaged regions in terms of Internet access, use, and digital skills. A purposive sample (n = 8) of Internet users provided in-depth interviews regarding their perceived benefits of online engagement, including any perceived impediments to their effective use. Findings indicate that Internet use provides some benefits to all users interviewed; however, the advantages seem broader among those who possess a higher level of proficiency. Relatedly, a strong pattern of gender inequality emerged, as women’s use was more strongly limited and controlled.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-32706-4_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-32706-4_9
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85143777118
T3 - Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research
SP - 177
EP - 195
BT - Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research
ER -
