Civic engagement among older Chinese internet users

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 424-445

  Xie, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Information and communication technologies (ICTs); Volunteering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 48249092626     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464808315292     Document Type: Article

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