Mobile Connection (eBook)

The Cell Phone's Impact on Society

Rich Ling (Autor)

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2004 | 1. Auflage
244 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-051893-0 (ISBN)

Infos

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, coordination of social and business activities, and use of public places.

Based on research conducted in dozens of countries, this insightful and entertaining book examines the once unexpected interaction between humans and cell phones, and between humans, period. The compelling discussion and projections about the future of the telephone should give designers everywhere a more informed practice and process, and provide researchers with new ideas to last years.

*Rich Ling (an American working in Norway) is a prominent researcher, interviewed in the new technology article in the November 9 issue of the New York Times Magazine.
*A particularly good read, this book will be important to the designers, information designers, social psychologists, and others who will have an impact on the development of the new third generation of mobile telephones.
*Carefully and wittily written by a senior research scientist at Telenor, Norway's largest telecommunications company, and developer of the first mobile telephone system that allowed for international roaming.

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Has the cell phone forever changed the way people communicate? The mobile phone is used for "e;real time? coordination while on the run, adolescents use it to manage their freedom, and teens "e;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, coordination of social and business activities, and use of public places. Based on research conducted in dozens of countries, this insightful and entertaining book examines the once unexpected interaction between humans and cell phones, and between humans, period. The compelling discussion and projections about the future of the telephone should give designers everywhere a more informed practice and process, and provide researchers with new ideas to last years.*Rich Ling (an American working in Norway) is a prominent researcher, interviewed in the new technology article in the November 9 issue of the New York Times Magazine. *A particularly "e;good read"e;, this book will be important to the designers, information designers, social psychologists, and others who will have an impact on the development of the new third generation of mobile telephones. *Carefully and wittily written by a senior research scientist at Telenor, Norway's largest telecommunications company, and developer of the first mobile telephone system that allowed for international roaming.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
The Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone's Impact on Society 6
Copyright Page 7
Contents 10
Preface 10
Chapter 1. Introduction 20
Introduction 20
History of Mobile Telephony 25
Growth of the Mobile Market 30
Outline of the Book 36
Chapter 2. Making Sense of Mobile Telephone Adoption 40
Interaction Between Technology and Society 40
Methods and Data Sources 52
Chapter 3. Safety and Security 54
Introduction 54
The Mobile Telephone as a Contribution to Security 56
Diminution of Safety 67
Conclusion 73
Chapter 4. The Coordination of Everyday Life 76
Introduction 76
Social Coordination 80
Mechanical Timekeeping and Social Coordination 82
Mobile Communication and Microcoordination 88
Time-Based vs. Mobile-Based Coordination 95
Conclusion 99
Chapter 5. The Mobile Telephone and Teens 102
Introduction 102
Child/Adolescent Development and the Adoption of Telephony 105
Adolescence and Emancipation in Contemporary Society 112
Elements in the Adoption of Mobile Telephony by Teens 116
Conclusion: Mobile Telephony and the Dance of Emancipation 138
Chapter 6. The Intrusive Nature of Mobile Telephony 142
Introduction 142
Mobile Telephony in Settings with Heavy Normative Expectations 144
Mobile Telephony in Interpersonal Situations 149
Forced Eavesdropping and Being Embarrassed for Others 159
Conclusion 161
Chapter 7. Texting and the Growth of Asynchronous Discourse 164
Introduction 164
The Growth of Texting 168
What Is Being Said, Who Is Saying It, and How They Say It 173
The Future of Texting 184
Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Significance of Osborne’s Prognosis 188
Introduction 188
Interaction Between Innovation and Social Institutions 190
Social Capital vs. Individualism 196
Role of ICTs in the Fostering of Social Capital/Individualism 200
Virtual Walled Communities 208
Appendix: Data Sources Used in the Analysis of Mobile Telephony 216
Endnotes 220
Bibliography 242
Index 258

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.6.2004
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Software Entwicklung ► User Interfaces (HCI)
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-051893-1 / 0080518931
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-051893-0 / 9780080518930