Children at home in the wired world: reshaping and rethinking home in urban geography

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The article explores how children's use of information and communication technologies has changed the domestic landscape of the home. Findings highlight the relevance of children's voices in urban geography research, and reveal how social interaction at home influences its relationship with the broader community.

Computers and children, Interpersonal relations, Home, Computers and civilization, Social interaction, Computers and society

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Mother and worker? The negotiation of motherhood and paid employment in two urban neighborhoods

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A study has been conducted of mothers' decisions in relation to child care and employment in two urban British neighborhoods. Topics include geographies of maternal employment, mothers' employment and child-care strategies in Hallam and Southey Green, and the mothers' labor-market position.

Statistical Data Included, Urban economics, Mothers, Working mothers

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A window on the wider world? Rural children's use of information and communication technologies

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The author examines the use of on-line information technology and its impact on rural children's future choices in education, employment, and social and spatial horizons.

United States, Planning, Employment, Online services, Internet services, Information technology, Rural children, Spatial behavior, Human spatial behavior

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