Computer networks as social networks: Collaborative Work, Telework, and Virtual Community

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 22, Issue , 1996, Pages 213-238

  Wellman, Barry ^a   Salaff, Janet ^a   Dimitrova, Dimitrina ^a   Garton, Laura ^a   Gulia, Milena ^a   Haythorntkwaite, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer supported cooperative work; Electronic mail; Internet communication; Social networks; Telework; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542427662     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.22.1.213     Document Type: Article

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