Gender, age and technology : a feminist analysis of older women learning the Internet

This report explores the perceptions of retired women who have chosen to learn to use the Internet from a professional tutor. This qualitative study interprets these perceptions using a grounded approach within the perspective of feminist epistemology. The focus on retired women informs theory on a...

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Main Author: Ashcroft, Lorna Stephanie
Published: Open University 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.427484