The cell phone, constant connection and time scarcity in Australia

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 229-233

  Bittman, Michael ^a   Brown, Judith E ^a   Wajcman, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOBILE COMMUNICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME ALLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67649540754     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9367-8     Document Type: Article

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