Boundary conditions for the application of three theories of computer-mediated communication to MySpace

Journal of Communication

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 557-574

  Parks, Malcolm R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; MINORITY GROUP; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 79961080165     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01569.x     Document Type: Article

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