Minority Status and the Use of Computer-Mediated Communication: A Test of the Social Diversification Hypothesis.
Group differences in the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) were investigated, to test the diversification hypothesis that argues that minorities and immigrants will be more likely to use CMC to compensate for their lack of social capital. Data were gathered from a sample of Internet users...
| Published in: | Communication Research Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 317 - 338 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2012
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