Gender and Computers: Understanding the Digital Divide

by Kimberlee D. Weaver, Joel Cooper, Kimberlee D Weaver, et al.

Book Overview

Gender and Computers presents evidence that shows that girls and young women are being left behind on the road to information technology. This book not only documents the digital divide but also provides guideposts to overcoming it. Social psychological theories and data are brought to bear on understanding the societal and environmental roots of the divide. Remedies ranging from family dynamics to teacher-student interactions to the controversial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805844279
• ISBN13: 9780805844276
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Best read on the digital divide

This book really goes all the way to give an understanding on how the single individual reacts towards the existing stereotypes and tries to fullfill the common expectancies. Convincing. A must read.