Document 0721
 DOCN  M9440721
 TI    The minitel: the glittering future of a new invention.
 DT    9404
 AU    Duyves M; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
 SO    J Homosex. 1993;25(1-2):193-203. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94132560
 AB    In the eighties a new medium has found its way in French society: the
       minitel. It has influenced gay communication immediately, heavily and
       constantly. The role of the minitel in the gay world of the eighties is
       gone into. Some ideas are put forward as to why the minitel has been so
       successful in France. A connection is made between the minitel's success
       and the role of anonymity and promiscuity in the gay world. A
       theoretical explanation is sought in the link between urbanisation and
       social communication.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY  Comparative Study
       *Computer Communication Networks  *Cross-Cultural Comparison
       Forecasting  France  Homosexuality/*PSYCHOLOGY  Human  Male
       *Telecommunications  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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