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The Cell Phone, Constant Connection and Time Scarcity in Australia

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  1. Discipline of Sociology, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia

    Michael Bittman & Judith E. Brown

  2. Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Judy Wajcman

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Bittman, M., Brown, J.E. & Wajcman, J. The Cell Phone, Constant Connection and Time Scarcity in Australia. Soc Indic Res 93, 229–233 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9367-8

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