Retraditionalizing the Mobile: Young People's Sociality and Mobile Phone Use in Seoul, South Korea

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-343

  Yoon, Kyongwon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheong; globalization; local sociality; mobile phone technology; South Korea; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642285701     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13675494030063004     Document Type: Article

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