The aftermath of the ICT revolution? Media and communication technology preferences in Finland in 1999 and 2004

New Media and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-245

  Rsnen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Demographic factors; Digital divide; Media and communication technology use; Socio economic factors; Temporal changes

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749110234     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444807086471     Document Type: Article

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