Gender encounters in a virtual community: Identity formation and acceptance

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-69

  Menon, Goutham M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cybercultures; Gender roles; Identity formation; MUD

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344029645     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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