Portable communities : the social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness /

"In Portable Communities, sociologist Mary Chayko examines the social dynamics and implications of having access to countless others at any time. Teeming with the observations of people who blog, email, instant message, game, and chat on cell phones, wireless computers, and other portable devic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chayko, Mary, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : SUNY Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Interpersonal communication > Technological innovations > Social aspects.
Mobile communication systems > Social aspects.
Online social networks.
Interpersonal relations.
Communities.
Digital divide.
Social Change.
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Radiocommunications mobiles > Aspect social.
Réseaux sociaux (Internet)
Communication interpersonnelle > Innovations > Aspect social.
Communauté.
Fossé numérique.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
Communities
Digital divide
Interpersonal relations
Online social networks
Mobile Telekommunikation
Sozialer Wandel
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The portability of social connectedness
  • Thinking in tandem: cognitive connectedness
  • Feeling connected: emotionality and intimacy
  • Playing around: fun, games, and hanging out
  • Social networking: convenience, practicality, and sociability
  • Being there: constant availability
  • Harnessing social interaction : the control of time, space, and people
  • Creating, expressing, and extending the self (and watching others do so)
  • Shaping the social landscape: equalities, inequalities, possibilities.

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