Domesticating computers and the Internet

Information Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-231

  Cummings, Jonathon N ^a   Kraut, Robert ^a  

^a Human Computer Interaction Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Demographics; Domestication; Information; Internet use; National survey; Online behavior; Personal computers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036021639     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240290074977     Document Type: Article

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