E-rogenous zones: Positioning pornography in the digital economy

Information Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-48

  Cronin, Blaise ^a   Davenport, Elisabeth ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital economy; E commerce; Pornography; Social shaping of technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035530430     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019722401750067414     Document Type: Article

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