Older adults and political participation on the internet: A cross-cultural comparison of the USA and China

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Xie, Bo ^a   Jaeger, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Internet; Older adults; Political participation; Seniors; USA

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; POLITICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949137384     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-007-9050-6     Document Type: Article

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