Domesticating the mobile in estonia

New Media and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-73

  Bolin, Göran ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cultural analysis; Cultural practices; Domestication; Estonia; Landline; Mobile phones; Sweden; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649241613     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444809355112     Document Type: Article

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