Gender stereotyping over instant messenger: The effects of gender and context

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 897-901

  Christofides, Emily ^a   Islam, Towhidul ^a   Desmarais, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Computer mediated communication; Gender; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; GENDER; INSTANT MESSENGERS; ON-LINE COMMUNICATION; ONLINE SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING;

HEURISTIC METHODS;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 67349286461     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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