Digital Divide
In this literature review, I’m going to start by explaining
what digital divide is, and then I will demonstrate how digital divide becomes
a global (both in the US and internationally) economic inequality from a
social-cultural perspective. Internet skills, gender, age, race, and education
levels will be taken into consideration, and I will approach this topic from
both the use for personal connections and an international perspective.
In the second part, I will measure the digital divide across
the region of different countries, including, but not limited to, Brazil,
China, Nigeria, and Germany. With the observed disparities, I will identify
them into two categories, namely, “developed” and “developing” countries in the
process of bridging this digital divide, and look into their ways to overcome
this issue.
Late but not least, I will argue about the cognitive
differences (e.g., knowledge gaps) that digital divide produces among users. A critical
discussion and empirical investigation of secondary digital divide factors will
be provided to support my arguments.
