Change in the social life of urban public spaces: The rise of mobile phones and women, and the decline of aloneness over 30 years

Urban Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1489-1504

  Hampton, Keith N ^a   Goulet, Lauren Sessions ^b   Albanesius, Garrett ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FACEBOOK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

civic engagement; gender; mobile phones; public sphere; social isolation

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84929088719     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014534905     Document Type: Article

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