The present study profiles Internet adopters in terms of social locators, media use habits,
and their orientation toward adopting new technologies. Findings, in terms of demographics …

<p>As videocassette recorder penetration surpasses three‐quarters of all US television
homes with children, little is known about parental mediation and rulemaking patterns for …

This paper discusses the adoption of e-government in three Latin American countries:
Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. The study first presents a conceptual framework to examine the …

Communication Technology and Social Change is a distinctive collection that provides
current theoretical, empirical, and legal analyses for a broader understanding of the dynamic …

This article explores the venerable diffusion of innovations model and how changing technologies
impact its applications and generalizations viewed as “products” of the model. We've …

Discovers that having cable television in the house may result in more viewing sanctions as
well as more unsanctioned viewing for children, although younger children receive more …

This study examines the effects of Instagram fitspiration images on male viewers' work out
intention by integrating the processes of social comparison and social cognitive theory. The …

This study examines the effects of online anonymity and different sources of social influence
on the Spiral of Silence phenomenon in online news discussions about abortion. The …

Using Uses and Gratifications theory as a guide, the proposed framework explores how
mobile games are utilized to escape reality and cope with stress in developing a ritualized …

Channel repertoire, traditionally the sum of the number of channels accessed by a television/cable
viewer, is extended: (1) via frequency weighting, (2) with a distinction between …