Digital Divide

The "digital divide" is an extremely important issue in today's world. As America becomes more and more of a completely "digital society," those who do not have access to the internet are getting left behind. As the text mentions in chapter 10, some of the main demographics in which the digital divide exists are Income level, Race, Age, Education level, and Household type; and most of the time, Income level and education level are intertwined. If you have not gotten much education, you will usually have a lower income and therefore may not be able to afford to have a computer, nor know how to use one of your lack of exposure to computers. This issue has caused a lot of controversy in the last few years, some believing it is more of a problem, and some believing it is not a problem at all. But there is a website dedicated to educating people on the issue of the digital divide and to finding ways to conquer it.

http://www.digitaldivide.net/