Culture and Identity

• Boyle


  There is a generational divide between the old and young
• Berry


  There is a digital divide between the old and young
• Ofcom

  • The average 6 year old knows more about digital communication than 45 year olds
• Palmer


  Good parenting is replaced by parents that use technology to raise their children and isolate them. 'Toxic parenting'
• Postman


  The internet exposes children to sexualised content from a young age
• Mulvey


  Internet enforces 'male gaze'
• Gardner and Davis


  Young people use social media too much and are more likely to become narcissists due to a lack of human interactions
• ONS

  • 60% of the elderly don't have internet meaning they have less social capital