Ethnicity, place, and communication technology: Effects of ethnicity on multi-dimensional internet connectedness

Information Technology and People

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 282-303

  Kim, Yong Chan ^a   Jung, Joo Young ^b   Ball Rokeach, Sandra J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Internet; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548249270     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840710822877     Document Type: Article

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