The new generation's use of computers and the internet
Birgitte Tufte and Jeanette RasmussenCopenhagen Business School
1. INTRODUCTION
This article will present findings of Danish children's use of the Internet from 2000 to 2002. Focus will be on where they use the Internet, for what purpose, how much time they spend daily and differences between girls and boys. Furthermore focus will be put on the generation perspective. The background for the project is the fact that children increasingly seem to use the Internet for different purposes such as e-mails, chat, exploration, schoolwork and buying services...