RT Journal Article
T1 Can we get around rural isolation? Adolescents and mobile telephones in rural areas: a case study in Galicia
A1 Ferrás Sexto, Carlos
A1 García Vázquez, Yolanda
A1 Pose García, Mariña
K1 Mobile telephone
K1 Text message
K1 Adolescents
K1 Digital divide
K1 Rural isolation
AB This article presents the findings of research examining a group of secondary school students from an agricultural district in ruralGalicia,Spain. Research methods used include quantitative and qualitative techniques such as participant observation. The authors analyze to what degree and for what purpose rural adolescents communicate via mobile telephones and if gender accounts for any significant differences in this usage. Our findings show that rural adolescents are indeed avid users of mobile telephones and suggest that because of this they are getting around the physical inaccessibility and inherent isolation of rural communities.
PB University of Southern California
SN 1932-8036
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22337
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22337
LA eng
NO Ferrás, C., García, Y., & Pose, M. (2013). Can We Get Around Rural Isolation? Adolescents and Mobile Telephones in Rural Areas: A Case Study in Galicia.. International Journal Of Communication, 7, 23. Retrieved from https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/1439
NO This article is based on research financed by the Department of Innovation of the Spanish government (CSO2009-10894)
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026