Negative Digital Age Elderly

Question 1

Garside

Answer 1

• The younger generations are ‘digital natives’ meaning they are more skilled and equipped to use new technologies comparatively to older generations
• Younger and older people use technology differently leading to a divide

Question 2

Boyle

Answer 2

• argues that each successive generation sees a greater use of and reliance on digital communication
• argues that this has lead to a digital generation
  divide between the old, who are less likely to use new technologies, and the young, who are proficient and reliant on it in their day to day lives

Question 3

Berry

Answer 3

• researched older users of the internet and found that when explaining their reasons for not accessing the internet most of the participants explained that this was due to their lack of skills and/or lack of interest in doing so
• found that many faced psychological barriers
• The ONS also suggests that of all older (over 65s) who use the internet, only 59% did so every day
• Finally Berry notes that 79% of households below state pension age have internet access, compared to only 37% of those above state pension age