Cyberstalking practices: asymmetrical power relationships at the University of Dar es Salaam.
Cyberstalking, especially among university students, has become a critical social concern. While a growing body of research associates cyberstalking with abuse of technology, psychological instability and the perceived porosity of the legal systems, power inequality has not been foregrounded as a ma...
| Published in: | Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 460 - 471 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2023
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