Offline World: the Internet as Social Infrastructure among the Unconnected in Quasi-Rural Illinois

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Offline World : the Internet as Social Infrastructure among the Unconnected in Quasi-Rural Illinois. / Schmidt, Danielle; Power, Seamus Anthony.

In: Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, Vol. 55, 2021, p. 371–385.

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Schmidt, D & Power, SA 2021, 'Offline World: the Internet as Social Infrastructure among the Unconnected in Quasi-Rural Illinois', Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, vol. 55, pp. 371–385. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-020-09574-9

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Schmidt, D., & Power, S. A. (2021). Offline World: the Internet as Social Infrastructure among the Unconnected in Quasi-Rural Illinois. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 55, 371–385. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-020-09574-9

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Schmidt D, Power SA. Offline World: the Internet as Social Infrastructure among the Unconnected in Quasi-Rural Illinois. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science. 2021;55:371–385. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-020-09574-9

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Schmidt, Danielle ; Power, Seamus Anthony. / Offline World : the Internet as Social Infrastructure among the Unconnected in Quasi-Rural Illinois. In: Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science. 2021 ; Vol. 55. pp. 371–385.

Bibtex

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