Ethnic differences in internet access: The role of occupation and exposure

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-471

  Mesch, Gustavo S ^a   Talmud, Ilan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Communication studies; Digital divide; Employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958190532     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2011.562218     Document Type: Article

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