The Internet and knowledge gaps: A theoretical and empirical investigation

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-84

  Bonfadelli, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Information Society; Internet use; Knowledge gap; Political knowledge; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036109355     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323102017001607     Document Type: Review

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