Internet connectivity, community participation, and place attachment: A longitudinal study

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1095-1110

  Mesch, Gustavo S ^a   Talmud, Ilan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Community involvement; Internet studies; Place attachment; Political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949508297     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209356243     Document Type: Article

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