Generation versus aging, and education, occupation, gender and ethnicity effects in U.S. digital divides

2009 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, ACSIP 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Losh, Susan Carol ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL DIVIDE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERNET ACCESS; ONLINE USE; PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 76549098510     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ACSIP.2009.5367820     Document Type: Conference Paper

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