Empirical Study of Digital Poverty: A Case Study of a University of Technology in South Africa

Manduna, Watson

doi:10.1080/0976691x.2016.11884913

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“…Even if adolescents have access for short periods, they may not be able to have access to all the sessions or even the full session. Manduna (2016) refers to these experiences as digital poverty that results from broadened socioeconomic and political gaps. Although a large number of middle-to high-income adolescents and their families may have access.…”

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Intervention to reduce adolescent hookah pipe use and satisfy basic psychological needs

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2020

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“…Despite different and sometimes contrasting results on the effect of sociodemographic traits on the type and quality of the digital experience, the scientific debate tends to agree on the effect of certain factors. Age, gender [56,57], income [58][59][60], and education [35,61] are widely recognised as predictors of users' access and digital competencies. Moreover, they have also been shown to influence environmental perceptions [62,63] and green choices [64,65].…”

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Exploring Digital-Environment Habitus in Italy—How Digital Practices Reflect Users’ Environmental Orientations?

Ruiu,

Ragnedda

et al. 2024

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This study employs the Bourdieusian concept of habitus to explore how users’ mental dispositions are associated with both their eco-conscious use of digital technologies and online behaviours. The digital-environmental habitus, reflecting such a combination of digital technology use and environmental attitudes, is explored through an online survey of 1188 participants. Factorial analyses are used to measure the environmental orientation of digital users, their digital expertise, and the digital-environmental habitus, encompassing both awareness and behavioural dimensions. We then use a path structural model to investigate the relationship among these constructs. The results indicate that pro-environmental dispositions are associated with digital pro-environmental awareness and behaviours. The existence of digital-specific environmental awareness also enhances pro-environmental digital behaviours, emphasising the importance of educating users about the environmental impact of digital tools. While digital expertise alone does not significantly predict digital-environmental awareness, it does moderate the digital-environmental habitus’s behavioural aspect, promoting behaviours mutually beneficial for users and the environment. Further research is needed to understand how benefit-oriented and eco-centric environmentalism manifests in the digital arena.

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From Poverty to Digital Poverty

Ruiu,

Ragnedda

2024

Palgrave Studies in Digital Inequalities

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Empirical Study of Digital Poverty: A Case Study of a University of Technology in South Africa

Cited by 10 publications

References 2 publications

Intervention to reduce adolescent hookah pipe use and satisfy basic psychological needs

Intervention to reduce adolescent hookah pipe use and satisfy basic psychological needs

Exploring Digital-Environment Habitus in Italy—How Digital Practices Reflect Users’ Environmental Orientations?

From Poverty to Digital Poverty

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