ABSTRACT
Digital divide theory is still in an initial phase of theory development. An attempt of building a theory are specifications of existing theories that can easily be linked to the problematic of the digital divide. They could be deductions, but most of the time those theories are only a source of inspiration for particular concepts or factors. In the issues and problem of the digital divide some theories have a clear affinity. Those are technology adoption theories such as Diffusion of Innovation Theory, the Technology Acceptance Model, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, Uses and Gratifications Theory and Domestication Theory. Additionally, Structuration Theory of Giddens and the Capital Theory of Bourdieu and Coleman are often used. In the first phase of digital divide research (1995-2005), the focus was also on the two first phases of appropriation of digital technology: motivation and physical access.
