Challenges of social good in the world of Grand Theft Auto and Barbie: A case study of a community computer center for youth

New Media and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-116

  Clark, Lynn Schofield ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community technology center; Critical cultural studies; Digital divide; Issues ethnography; New media policies; Participant observation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037285145     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444803005001909     Document Type: Article

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