ICT-based co-presence in transnational families and communities: Challenging the premise of face-to-face proximity in sustaining relationships

Global Networks

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 133-144

  Baldassar, Loretta ^a   Nedelcu, Mihaela ^b   Merla, Laura ^c   Wilding, Raelene ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ACROSS DISTANCE; CO-PRESENCE; FACE TO FACE; FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84960485094     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/glob.12108     Document Type: Review

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