Social topography in a wireless era: The negotiation of public and private space

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-384

  Humphreys, Lee ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLPHONES; PRIVATE SPACES; PUBLIC SPACES; SOCIAL TOPOGRAPHY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EID: 27844543696     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: 15413780     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AQV5-JMM4-2WLK-6B3F     Document Type: Article

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