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Internet Skills and Why They Matter

Hargittai, Eszter, Micheli, Marina·2019·Society and the Internet
DOI 10.1093/oso/9780198843498.003.0007
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Given that the Internet is now ubiquitous in high-income nations, do Internet skills still matter? The authors of this chapter synthesize a body of research that shows how Internet skills, defined across ten dimensions, remain critical, especially as the technology becomes ever more significant and embedded into everyday life. Having the requisite skills to use the Internet and related social media is essential to avoid being excluded from key facets of society. This chapter demonstrates the need to build the study of skills into digital inequality scholarship that seeks to address concerns over online experiences tending to follow and reinforce socioeconomic inequalities. Complementing research by Quan-Haase, Zhang, Wellman, and Wang (Chapter 5, this volume), this chapter challenges stereotypes of young people being tech-savvy, showing that youth are not universally knowledgeable about digital tools and media.

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Authors
Hargittai, E., & Micheli, M.
ORCID
Venue
Society and the Internet
Publisher
Oxford University PressOxford
Published
2019-07-18
Pages
109-124
DOI
10.1093/oso/9780198843498.003.0007
OpenAlex
W2974395257
Cited by
99
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7
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 5
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47.89
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Digital literacy in education
  • Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Information Society and Technology Trends
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Technology in Education
Keywords
internet skills, digital inequality, digital divide, socioeconomic disparities, social media use, digital exclusion, digital inclusion, technology adoption

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