IT and activity displacement: Behavioral evidence from the U.S. General Social Survey (GSS)

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-139

  Robinson, John P ^a   Martin, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet use; Mass Media Use; Methodology; Social life; Time use

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 61349170162     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9285-9     Document Type: Article

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