Digital inequalities and implications for social inequalities: A study of Internet penetration amongst university students in South Africa

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-313

  Oyedemi, Toks Dele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Digital inequalities; Internet access; Social inequalities; South Africa; University students

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INEQUALITIES; INTERNET ACCESS; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES; SOUTH AFRICA; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

INTERNET;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84857782613     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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