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Exploring Privilege in the Digital Divide: Implications for Theory, Policy, and Practice

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Fang, Mei Lan, Canham, Sarah L, Battersby, Lupin, Sixsmith, Judith, Wada, Mineko, Sixsmith, Andrew·2019·The Gerontologist

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Background and Objectives: The digital revolution has resulted in innovative solutions and technologies that can support the well-being, independence, and health of seniors. Yet, the notion of the “digital divide” presents significant inequities in terms of who accesses and benefits from the digital landscape. To better understand the social and structural inequities of the digital divide, a realist synthesis was conducted to inform theoretical understandings of information and communication technologies (ICTs); to understand the practicalities of access and use inequities; to uncover practices that facilitate digital literacy and participation; and to recommend policies to mitigate the digital divide. Research Design and Methods: A systematic search yielded 55 articles published between 2006 and 2016. Synthesis of existing knowledge, combined with user-experience elicited through a deliberative dialogue session with community stakeholders (n = 35), made visible a pattern of privilege that determined individual agency in ICT access and use. Results: Though age is consistently centralized as the key determinant of the digital divide, our analyses, which encompassed both van Dijk’s resources and appropriation theory and intersectionality, appraised this notion and revealed that age is not the sole determinant. Findings highlight the role of other factors that contribute to digital inequity among community-dwelling middle-aged (45–64) and older (65+) adults, including education, income, gender, and generational status. Discussion and Implications: Informed by results of a realist synthesis that was guided by intersectional perspectives, a conceptual framework was developed outlining implications for theory, policy, and practice to address the wicked problem that is the digital divide.

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Authors: Fang, M. L., Canham, S. L., Battersby, L., Sixsmith, J., Wada, M., & Sixsmith, A.
Affiliations: Simon Fraser University (CA)
Gerontology Research Centre, Vancouver, Canada
University of Dundee (GB)
Heriot-Watt University (GB)
Corresponding author: Fang, Mei Lan
ORCID: Fang, Mei Lan
Canham, Sarah L
Battersby, Lupin
Sixsmith, Judith
Wada, Mineko
Sixsmith, Andrew
Venue: The Gerontologist
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2018-05-10
Volume: 59
Issue: 1
Pages: e1-e15
ISSN: 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
1758-5341
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gny037
OpenAlex: W2802606063
Cited by: 353
References: 76
Citations by year: 2026: 68 · 2025: 44 · 2024: 56 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 2
FWCI: 5.90
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
doi.org
Licence: public-domain
academic.oup.com/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rights (vor)
Locations: The Gerontologist (publishedVersion, public-domain)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (421-2015-2014)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Technology Use by Older Adults
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › ICT Impact and Policies
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › ICT in Developing Communities
Keywords: digital divide, older adults, digital literacy, information and communication technologies, intersectionality, ageism, social inequities, digital inclusion policy, community-dwelling adults, middle-aged adults, income and education disparities, gender disparities, generational status
MeSH terms: Aged, Humans, Middle Aged, Public Policy, Internet, Independent Living, Digital Divide

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