Generational Differences in Information Technology Use and Political Involvement

International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR)

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-53

  Shelley, Mack C ^a   Thrane, Lisa E ^b   Shulman, Stuart W ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

generational change; informational technology; political activity; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001600699     PISSN: 15483886     EISSN: 15483894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jegr.2006010103     Document Type: Article

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