A tethered generation: Exploring the role of mobile phones in the daily life of young people

Mobile Media and Communication

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-72

  Mihailidis, Paul ^a  

^a EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; global media; media literacy; mobile phones; participatory culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002946053     PISSN: 20501579     EISSN: 20501587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2050157913505558     Document Type: Article

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