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ARTICLES

FRIENDSHIP TYPE, CLIQUE FORMATION AND THE EVERYDAY USE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN A PEER GROUP

A social network analysis

Pages 1258-1277 | Received 18 Feb 2011, Accepted 14 Jul 2011, Published online: 12 Aug 2011

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