Portrayals of information and communication technology on World Wide Web sites for girls

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 771-801

  Raphael, Chad ^a   Bachen, Christine ^a   Lynn, Kathleen M ^a   Baldwin Philippi, Jessica ^a   McKee, Kristen A ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROFITABILITY;

AM GENERALS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROL SITES; ECONOMIC USE; INFORMATION AGE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; MASS MEDIA; ROLE MODEL; WEB COMMUNITY; WEB-SITES;

WEBSITES;

EID: 33748787460     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2006.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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