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quote:Cyber pals
And research from the US School of Communication, Information and Language Studies, Rutgers University, in New Jersey has found that e-mail and web chat rooms enhance and extend a sense of community.
"Cyberspace involvement can create alternative communities that are just as valuable and useful as our familiar, physically located communities," wrote Rutgers University Professor Ronald Rice.
However researchers admit that a "digital divide" has developed between those who have internet access and those who do not.
Research conducted by Prof Livingstone at the LSE, has found that 14% of middle class children in the UK can get online at home, compared to only 2% of working class children.
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