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Digital inequality among older adults

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ID23367296
AuthorsEszter Hargittai (0000-0003-4199-4868, University of Zurich, corresponding author), Anne Marie Piper (0000-0003-3085-3277, Northwestern University), Meredith Ringel Morris (0000-0003-1436-9223, Microsoft (United States))
Year2019
Volume18
Issue4
Pages881-890
Publication date2019-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUniversal Access in the Information Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1615-5289 • E-ISSN: 1615-5297
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10209-018-0617-5
OpenAlexW2801186751
LanguageEN
Citations received192
References cited63

Affect (linguistics) · Autonomy · Digital divide · Inequality · Internet access · Internet privacy · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Communication · Computer Science · Demography · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Mathematics · Psychology · Sharing Economy and Platforms · Technology Use by Older Adults

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