The mobile connection : the cell phone's impact on society / Rich Ling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ling, Richard Seyler.

Series:

Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive technologies.

The Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive technologies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cell phone systems--Social aspects.

Cell phone systems.

Mobile communication systems--Social aspects.

Mobile communication systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Has the cell phone forever changed the way people communicate? The mobile phone is used for "real time? coordination while on the run, adolescents use it to manage their freedom, and teens "text? to each other day and night. The mobile phone is more than a simple technical innovation or social fad, more than just an intrusion on polite society. This book, based on world-wide research involving tens of thousands of interviews and contextual observations, looks into the impact of the phone on our daily lives. The mobile phone has fundamentally affected our accessibility, safety and security, coo

Contents:

Front Cover; The Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone's Impact on Society; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Introduction; History of Mobile Telephony; Growth of the Mobile Market; Outline of the Book; Chapter 2. Making Sense of Mobile Telephone Adoption; Interaction Between Technology and Society; Methods and Data Sources; Chapter 3. Safety and Security; Introduction; The Mobile Telephone as a Contribution to Security; Diminution of Safety; Conclusion; Chapter 4. The Coordination of Everyday Life; Introduction; Social Coordination

Mechanical Timekeeping and Social Coordination Mobile Communication and Microcoordination; Time-Based vs. Mobile-Based Coordination; Conclusion; Chapter 5. The Mobile Telephone and Teens; Introduction; Child/Adolescent Development and the Adoption of Telephony; Adolescence and Emancipation in Contemporary Society; Elements in the Adoption of Mobile Telephony by Teens; Conclusion: Mobile Telephony and the Dance of Emancipation; Chapter 6. The Intrusive Nature of Mobile Telephony; Introduction; Mobile Telephony in Settings with Heavy Normative Expectations

Mobile Telephony in Interpersonal Situations Forced Eavesdropping and Being Embarrassed for Others; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Texting and the Growth of Asynchronous Discourse; Introduction; The Growth of Texting; What Is Being Said, Who Is Saying It, and How They Say It; The Future of Texting; Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Significance of Osborne's Prognosis; Introduction; Interaction Between Innovation and Social Institutions; Social Capital vs. Individualism; Role of ICTs in the Fostering of Social Capital/Individualism; Virtual Walled Communities

Appendix: Data Sources Used in the Analysis of Mobile Telephony End notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-237) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-02862-2

9786611028626

0-08-051893-1

OCLC:

646767567