Cultured technology: The internet and religious fundamentalism

Information Society

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-40

  Barzilai Nahon, Karine ^a   Barzilai, Gad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Control and censorship; Cultured technology; Cyberspace; Digital divide; Discipline; Hierarchy; Localization; Online interactions; Patriarchy; Religious fundamentalism; Social capital; Virtual communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 11344260274     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240590895892     Document Type: Article

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