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    • Are mobile phones changing social networks? A longitudinal study of core networks in Kerala 

      Palackal, Antony; Mbatia, Paul Nyaga; Dzorgbo, Dan-Bright; Duque, Ricardo B; Ynalvez, Marcus Antonius; Shrum, Wesley M (Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2011-05)
      Mobile telephony has diffused more rapidly than any Indian technology in recent memory, yet systematic studies of its impact are rare, focusing on technological rather than social change. We employ network surveys of ...
    • Internet Reagency: The Implications of a Global Science for Collaboration, Productivity, and Gender Inequity in Less Developed Areas 

      Shrum, Wesley; Mbatia, Paul N; Dzorgbo, Dan-Bright S; Palackal, Antony; Ynalvez, Marcus Antonius; Anderson, Meredith; Duque, Ricardo; Miller, B Paige (Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2010)
      This article focuses on the nature of scientific research in less developed areas in the context of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). We examine the notion that the internet will globalize the practice ...
    • Mobile phones and core network growth in Kenya: Strengthening weak ties 

      Ynalvez, Marcus Antonius; Duque, Ricardo B; Dzorgbo, Dan-Bright S; Palackal, Antony; Mbatia, Paul Nyaga; Shrum, Wesley (Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2011-03)
      In contrast to recent US studies showing a decrease in core network size, our Kenyan data reveals substantial network growth. We attribute this to the diffusion of mobile telephones. Results from pooled survey data from ...