Rural and urban differences in the internet society-real and relatively important

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1251-1256

  Stern, Michael J ^a   Wellman, Barry ^b  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 77951021289     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764210361688     Document Type: Editorial

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