Men more susceptible to 'web-rage'.(men view selves as better Web-surfers)(Brief Article)

TV Meets the Web, December, 2002

TV MEETS THE WEB-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/

"Old attitudes die hard, even in new environments," could be the conclusion of a new report into gender attitudes and differences on the internet, carried out by search engine Alta Vista.

The survey found that 80 per cent of men thought themselves 'better' web-surfers than their female counterparts. They are also more likely to interfere with their partners' surfing, and two thirds of 'web-rage' cases are men.

The BBC quotes Open University psychologist Dr. Adam Joinson, who says that, "The findings bear out traditional gender stereotypes. It's not surprising that men have transferred their traditional hunter-gatherer role to hunting for information on the web....

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