Making friends in cyberspace

Journal of Communication

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-97

  Parks, Malcolm R ^a   Floyd, Kory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0030539216     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1996.tb01462.x     Document Type: Article

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