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Parenting gone wired

Empowerment of New Mothers on the Internet

Bibliographic Data

ID3977378
AuthorsClare Madge (0000-0002-9365-3208, a Department of Geography E-mail), Henrietta O’connor (0000-0003-1851-6307, University of Leicester), Henrietta O''Connor, Henrietta O'Connor (b University of Leicester, Centre for Labour Market Studies , Leicester , LE1 7RH , UK E-mail)
Year2006
Volume7
Issue2
Pages199-220
Publication date2006-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14649360600600528
OpenAlexW1986186225
LanguageEN
Citations received118
References cited79

This is the authors' final draft of the paper published as Social and Cultural Geography, 2006, 7(2), pp.199-220. The definitive version is available from www.informaworld.com, via DOI: 10.1080/14649360600600528

Cyberspace · Empowerment · Political science · Sociology · The Internet · Virtual community · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · ICT Impact and Policies · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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