Gratification Theory Provides a Useful Framework for Understanding the Information Seeking Behaviours and Needs of Distinct Populations. A review of: Chatman, E. A. (1991). Life in a small world: Applicability of gratification theory to information‐seeking behavior. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 42(6), 438‐449.
<b>Objective</b> – Apply gratification theory to the information‐seeking behaviours and use of information by a lower working class population. <br><b>Design</b> – An ethnographic study framed by social stratification literature was utilized to explore, describe and int...
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University of Alberta
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Evidence Based Library and Information Practice |
| Online Access: | http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/6011/6957 |