Digital Divide Concept by Jan van Dijk

Authors

  • Tatiana Sergeyevna MARTYNENKO Faculty of Sociology, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Keywords:

information society, digital divide, information inequality, access, modern sociology, ICT skills, internet.

Abstract

The article considers the concept of social inequality (digital divide concept) developed by the Dutch sociologist Jan van Dijk. The digital divide (or digital barrier) in modern science is defined. The features and elements of Jan van Dijk’s concept are revealed. The possibilities and limitations of the presented concept related to studying digital inequality in modern Russian society are analyzed.

About author

Tatiana Sergeyevna MARTYNENKO

Faculty of Sociology, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Assistant, Chair of Modern Sociology, Faculty of Sociology, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Published

24.01.2020

How to Cite

MARTYNENKO , T. S. (2020). Digital Divide Concept by Jan van Dijk. Information Society, (6), 4-10. Retrieved from http://infosoc.iis.ru/article/view/149

Issue

No. 6 (2018): Наука, технологии, право - компромиссы цифровизации

Section

Social and economic aspects of the information society