Gender & community in the social construction of the Internet / Leslie Regan Shade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shade, Leslie Regan, 1957-

Series:

Digital formations ; v. 1.

Digital formations ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet and women.

Computers and women.

Internet--Social aspects.

Internet.

Physical Description:

viii, 152 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Gender and community in the social construction of the Internet

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, [2002]

Contents:

1 Introduction: Gender, Community, and the Social Construction of the Internet 1

2 From the Telephone to the Television: Feminist Perspectives on Communication Technologies 15

3 Women as Cyberagents 33

4 Courting Women@E-Com 55

5 A Gendered Perspective on Access to the Internet 73

6 Beyond Beijing: Strategies for the Next Wave 93

7 Conclusion: Citizens or Consumers? 107.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [115]-144) and index.

ISBN:

0820450235

OCLC:

47100617