A Study on the Types of Internet Usage and Household Work Using Internet by Married Male and Female

기혼남녀의 인터넷용도 유형과 인터넷활용 가사노동참여 유형

  • 차성란 (대전대학교 아동벤처산업학과) ;
  • 문숙재 (이화여자대학교 소비자·인간발달학 전공) ;
  • 정영금 (가톨릭대학교 소비자·주거학 전공)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

Entering into the mature stage of internet society, we need to understand people's internet using qualitatively. So, this study purposed to relate the types of internet usage and the types of household work using internet by the family except housewife. Web-based questionnaire were administered to 250 male and female subjects respectively. Results were as follows: First, types of internet usage were‘e-style’,‘self-actualization’, and‘family-oriented’. Second, the characteristics of e-style were white collar, college- graduated, and high income. And this type had positive attitude about internet, longer periods of usage, higher level of computer skill, longer usage time than my other types. Third, types of household work using internet were‘commitment in transaction’and‘strong involvement in family life’. fourth, the e-style and the self-actualization were related with the type of commitment in transaction and the family oriented was related with the type of strong involvement in family life. Finally, if the e-style increase, family members except housewife, there are trend of commitment in the household work.

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