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A Study on the Effect of Accomplished Capital of the Elderly on Digital Capital - Focusing on the Relationship with Digital Device Use Attitudes

노년층의 성취자본이 디지털자본 획득에 미치는 영향 연구 - 디지털 기기 이용 태도와의 관계를 중심으로

  • Kim, Bong-Seob (National Information Society Agency) ;
  • Ko, Jeong-Hyeun (Kyungpook National University Department of Library and Information Science)
  • Received : 2022.04.06
  • Accepted : 2022.05.25
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

The digital divide issue is re-emerging in step with the rapid progress of digital transformation. Recently, the discussion of the digital divide is expanding to the point that the difference in digital access and use competency deepens economic and social inequality and discrimination. Notably, the phenomenon of the exclusion and alienation of the elderly from society is a serious matter to be addressed. Accordingly, this research was conducted to provide practical help in minimizing the digital divide through its understanding among the elderly. To this end, both the accomplished capital accumulated and experienced in the course of life and their attitudes toward technology in relation to digital competence capital by the elderly were examined in three dimensions. This analysis was conducted using the results of the '2020 The Report on the Digital Divide'. The target group of the analysis comprised 653 seniors aged 65 and above. As a result of the analysis, digital competence capital among the elderly was affected by both various types of accomplished capital such as educational, income, social, and emotional capital and digital device use attitude. Based on this, this study proposed measures to bridge the digital divide among the elderly.

한동안 사람들의 관심에서 멀어졌던 디지털 격차 이슈가 디지털 전환의 급속한 진행으로 재부상하고 있다. 최근 디지털 격차는 기기 소유 여부를 넘어 디지털 기기에 대한 접근과 활용 역량의 차이가 경제적, 사회적 불평등과 차별을 심화시킨다는 쪽으로 논의가 확대되고 있다. 그 어떤 계층보다 노년층이 사회로부터 배제되고 소외되는 현상이 심각하다. 이에 따라 노년층 디지털 격차 현상에 대한 이해를 높여 디지털 격차 해소에 실질적인 도움을 주고자 본 연구를 진행했다. 이를 위해 노년층 디지털 기기 활용과 관련하여 삶의 과정에서 획득한 '성취자본'과 디지털 기기 이용 태도 등의 관계를 고찰했다. 분석은 '2020 디지털 정보격차 실태조사' 결과를 활용하여 65세 이상 노년층 653명을 대상으로 진행했다. 분석 결과, 디지털 기기 이용 태도를 중심으로 학력자본, 소득자본, 사회자본, 정서자본 등의 성취자본이 노년층의 디지털 역량 자본에 다양한 방식으로 영향을 미치는 것을 확인했다. 이를 토대로 노년층 디지털 격차 해소를 위한 다양한 방안을 제안했다.

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