Culture, gender and information technology use: A comparison of Chinese and US children Export

@article{citeulike:3724695, abstract = {This research addressed four basic questions about culture, gender and information technology (IT) use. First, are there differences between Chinese and US children in their computer and Internet use? Second, are there differences between Chinese and US children in their use of other technologies, namely, videogames and cell phones? Third, does gender moderate the influence of culture on the use of computers, the Internet and other technologies? Fourth, are there differences among subcultural groups within cultures in their IT use? Using samples of 600 Chinese and 600 US children whose average age was 12 years old, findings indicated cultural and gender differences in technology use as well as interactions between the two. US children used computers and the Internet more than did Chinese children, with Chinese females being the least intense users. Males played videogames more than did females, with US males playing more than did Chinese males. US females lead all other groups in cell phone use, whereas Chinese females were least likely to use them. Racial and ethnic group differences indicate that diversity within cultural groups among subcultures must be considered in understanding children's IT use. Implications of cultural, gender and subcultural group differences in technology use for equity in access to technology and educational interventions for children in the use of technology are discussed.}, address = {Amsterdam, The Netherlands, The Netherlands}, author = {Jackson, Linda A. and Zhao, Yong and Qiu, Wei and Kolenic, Anthony I. I. I. and Fitzgerald, Hiram E. and Harold, Rena and von Eye, Alexander}, citeulike-article-id = {3724695}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1411993}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2008.04.007}, doi = {10.1016/j.chb.2008.04.007}, issn = {0747-5632}, journal = {Comput. Hum. Behav.}, keywords = {children, china, culture, gender, ict}, number = {6}, pages = {2817--2829}, posted-at = {2008-11-29 01:31:12}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Elsevier Science Publishers B. V.}, title = {Culture, gender and information technology use: A comparison of Chinese and US children}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2008.04.007}, volume = {24}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3724695 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3724695 N2 - This research addressed four basic questions about culture, gender and information technology (IT) use. First, are there differences between Chinese and US children in their computer and Internet use? Second, are there differences between Chinese and US children in their use of other technologies, namely, videogames and cell phones? Third, does gender moderate the influence of culture on the use of computers, the Internet and other technologies? Fourth, are there differences among subcultural groups within cultures in their IT use? Using samples of 600 Chinese and 600 US children whose average age was 12 years old, findings indicated cultural and gender differences in technology use as well as interactions between the two. US children used computers and the Internet more than did Chinese children, with Chinese females being the least intense users. Males played videogames more than did females, with US males playing more than did Chinese males. US females lead all other groups in cell phone use, whereas Chinese females were least likely to use them. Racial and ethnic group differences indicate that diversity within cultural groups among subcultures must be considered in understanding children's IT use. Implications of cultural, gender and subcultural group differences in technology use for equity in access to technology and educational interventions for children in the use of technology are discussed. IS - 6 JF - Comput. Hum. Behav. SN - 0747-5632 AD - Amsterdam, The Netherlands, The Netherlands EP - 2829 TI - Culture, gender and information technology use: A comparison of Chinese and US children PB - Elsevier Science Publishers B. V. VL - 24 SP - 2817 KW - children KW - china KW - culture KW - gender KW - ict AU - Jackson, Linda AU - Zhao, Yong AU - Qiu, Wei AU - Kolenic, Anthony AU - Fitzgerald, Hiram AU - Harold, Rena AU - von Eye, Alexander PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2008.04.007 ER -