The study of the relation between smart phone usage and digital divide in Tehran
Nowadays, many Iranians are using smart phones. Also, the digital divide problem remains an important issue in contemporary urban Iran. Thus, doing research into the relation between these variables is necessary to provide a better understanding of the problem. Using Van Deursen and Van Dijk theory,...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
| Published: |
Allameh Tabataba'i University Press
2016-10-01
|
| Series: | مطالعات رسانه‌های نوین |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://nms.atu.ac.ir/article_7271_c2d566bfd7a10cbfc501687b3a017dcc.pdf |
| _version_ | 1797392804478976000 |
|---|---|
| author | Babak Rahimi Hossein Kermani Zohreh Alihoseini Mohammadmahdi Meshkini |
| author_facet | Babak Rahimi Hossein Kermani Zohreh Alihoseini Mohammadmahdi Meshkini |
| author_sort | Babak Rahimi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Nowadays, many Iranians are using smart phones. Also, the digital divide problem remains an important issue in contemporary urban Iran. Thus, doing research into the relation between these variables is necessary to provide a better understanding of the problem. Using Van Deursen and Van Dijk theory, this paper aims to clear if smart phone usage causes some new kinds of digital divide or not. Furthermore, we measured the correlations between some socio-demographical variables with digital divide. We surveyed 273 of Tehran citizens to answer the research questions and test the hypotheses. Finding shows that the main divide occurs in skills acces also there is a divide in material access but. In addition, class and education have the most effect on digital divide. Class affect the all kinds of accesses and education have effect on 2 of them, while other variables such as age, gender and ethnicity don not have significant effect on different levels of access. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T23:52:49Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-7289b74b39d54ec2b9b8936cf7a8e8c2 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2538-2209 2476-6550 |
| language | fas |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T23:52:49Z |
| publishDate | 2016-10-01 |
| publisher | Allameh Tabataba'i University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | مطالعات رسانه‌های نوین |
| spelling | doaj.art-7289b74b39d54ec2b9b8936cf7a8e8c22023-12-13T10:20:19ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University Pressمطالعات رسانه‌های نوین2538-22092476-65502016-10-01278611810.22054/cs.2017.14901.1007271The study of the relation between smart phone usage and digital divide in TehranBabak Rahimi0Hossein Kermani1Zohreh Alihoseini2Mohammadmahdi Meshkini3دانشیار دانشگاه کالیفرنیا (سن دیگو)دانشجوی دکترای علوم ارتباطات اجتماعی دانشگاه تهرانکارشناس علوم ارتباطات اجتماعی دانشگاه تهرانکارشناس علوم تربیتی دانشگاه فرهنگیانNowadays, many Iranians are using smart phones. Also, the digital divide problem remains an important issue in contemporary urban Iran. Thus, doing research into the relation between these variables is necessary to provide a better understanding of the problem. Using Van Deursen and Van Dijk theory, this paper aims to clear if smart phone usage causes some new kinds of digital divide or not. Furthermore, we measured the correlations between some socio-demographical variables with digital divide. We surveyed 273 of Tehran citizens to answer the research questions and test the hypotheses. Finding shows that the main divide occurs in skills acces also there is a divide in material access but. In addition, class and education have the most effect on digital divide. Class affect the all kinds of accesses and education have effect on 2 of them, while other variables such as age, gender and ethnicity don not have significant effect on different levels of access.https://nms.atu.ac.ir/article_7271_c2d566bfd7a10cbfc501687b3a017dcc.pdfdigital dividesmart phonesocial mediatelegraminstagram |
| spellingShingle | Babak Rahimi Hossein Kermani Zohreh Alihoseini Mohammadmahdi Meshkini The study of the relation between smart phone usage and digital divide in Tehran مطالعات رسانه‌های نوین digital divide smart phone social media telegram |
| title | The study of the relation between smart phone usage and digital divide in Tehran |
| title_full | The study of the relation between smart phone usage and digital divide in Tehran |
| title_fullStr | The study of the relation between smart phone usage and digital divide in Tehran |
| title_full_unstemmed | The study of the relation between smart phone usage and digital divide in Tehran |
| title_short | The study of the relation between smart phone usage and digital divide in Tehran |
| title_sort | study of the relation between smart phone usage and digital divide in tehran |
| topic | digital divide smart phone social media telegram |
| url | https://nms.atu.ac.ir/article_7271_c2d566bfd7a10cbfc501687b3a017dcc.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT babakrahimi thestudyoftherelationbetweensmartphoneusageanddigitaldivideintehran AT hosseinkermani thestudyoftherelationbetweensmartphoneusageanddigitaldivideintehran AT zohrehalihoseini thestudyoftherelationbetweensmartphoneusageanddigitaldivideintehran AT mohammadmahdimeshkini thestudyoftherelationbetweensmartphoneusageanddigitaldivideintehran AT babakrahimi studyoftherelationbetweensmartphoneusageanddigitaldivideintehran AT hosseinkermani studyoftherelationbetweensmartphoneusageanddigitaldivideintehran AT zohrehalihoseini studyoftherelationbetweensmartphoneusageanddigitaldivideintehran AT mohammadmahdimeshkini studyoftherelationbetweensmartphoneusageanddigitaldivideintehran |