U.S. college students' internet use: Race, gender and digital divides

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 244-264

  Jones, Steve ^a,c   Johnson Yale, Camille ^a,c   Millermaier, Sarah ^a,c   Pérez, Francisco Seoane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c MC 132   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STUDENTS;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; DATA ON INTERNET; DIGITAL DIVIDE; FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS; HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; HISPANICS; INTERNET USE; LEARN+; TELEPHONE SURVEY; US UNIVERSITIES;

SURVEYS;

EID: 63849198078     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01439.x     Document Type: Article

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