Eszter Hargittai <eszter@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> wrote: Hi Eszter, I do not knwo if I sent you a paper I wrote with Zbigniew Smoreda of France Télécom R&D on "Social networks and residential ICT adoption and use". The paper us based upon a nine-country representative population survey (field phase end of 2000) and was of Presentation at the EURESCOM Summit 2001, 13-15 November 2001, Heidelberg. Yuo, and everyone else can download it from http://www.eurescom.de/public/projects/P900-series/P903/ICT-data/default.asp The text and the slides are not one-to-one so have a look at both. In the slides we present a segmentation of advanced ICT user by a combination of social network caracteristics and life style. Amitiés Frank Thomas

Hi,

My study (http://www.webuse.org ) looks at differences in people's online skills. As I try to write up some of my findings, I'm seeking some related literature.

I'm looking for references on theorizing gender and age differences in the use of information technologies as well as the role of social support networks in people's use of info tech. Let me clarify as these can all mean lots of things.

I'm less interested in pointers to differences in what people do (e.g. x% women do this online y% men do that online) and more curious to find literature that tries to explain these differences. In particular, I'm interested in theorizing gender and age differences in people's ability to use technologies (especially info tech). I'm thinking there may also be a gender*age interaction effect and would be especially curious to see pieces that address that relationship.

Please note that I am NOT looking for literature on gender identity expression online and am in general less interested here in the literature on use of email, chat and other person-to-person communication media.. my focus is on the ability to use technologies. I know of a lot of gender-related literature on the former, less on the latter.

Regarding social support networks, I'm looking for references on the effects of people's social support networks on their use of information technologies. Please note that I am NOT looking for the reverse - that is: how use of info tech enhances or doesn't one's social capital - I'm interested in works that discuss how one's social support networks may affect one's use of info tech. (I realize this can get tricky as once people start using info tech some of their social support networks may be from interactions via those media.) I'm mainly curious about 1. how people may be motivated to start using info tech due to their networks; and 2. how they may turn to their support networks for help with use of info tech.

Thanks for pointers to specific pieces (i.e. something more specific then "xyz.org may have this info"). Also, I don't mean to be hostile by stating what I'm not interested in, I'm just trying to focus since there is so much material out there and I don't want to waste people's time.

I'll post a compilation of responses to the list. Thanks!

Eszter

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