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Title:
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CREATIVE INTERNET USES DIFFERENCES IN DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE |
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Author(s):
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Bianca Balea, Monica Barbovschi |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-82-3 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2013 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Digital divide, social integration, creative internet use, adolescents, Central and Eastern Europe. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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401 |
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Last Page:
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405 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Drawing on the EU Kids Online data, this article aims to emphasize how the differences in internet use of adolescents in Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria) persist in spite of their incorporation of technology in everyday life. The findings show that once children use the internet on a daily basis, demographic variables do not account for difference in use, but other factors fuel silent inequalities, which in turn reinforce already existing inequalities, digital and social. Adolescents who are online for more years, use the internet for a larger amount of time, have internet access from their bedroom, or have more skills are also more likely to engage in creative activities and therefore to undertake a wider range of online opportunities. Parental education (which also predicts parental digital literacy) influences the likelihood of children engaging in creative internet activities both in direct and indirect ways. |
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