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Perpetual Contact

Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance

James E Katz editor Mark Aakhus editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:21st Mar '02

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This 2002 book studies the impact of the mobile phone on contemporary society.

This 2002 book studies the impact of the mobile phone on contemporary society from a social scientific perspective. Providing a comprehensive overview of mobile phones and social interaction, it comprises an introduction covering the key issues, a series of unique national studies and a final section examining specific issues.The spread of mobile communication, most obtrusively as cell phones but increasingly in other wireless devices, is affecting people's lives and relationships to a previously unthought-of extent. Mobile phones, which are fast becoming ubiquitous, affect either directly or indirectly every aspect of our personal and professional lives. They have transformed social practices and changed the way we do business, yet surprisingly little serious academic work has been done on them. This 2002 book, with contributions from the foremost researchers in the field, studies the impact of the mobile phone on contemporary society from a social scientific perspective. Providing a comprehensive overview of mobile phones and social interaction, it comprises an introduction covering the key issues, a series of unique national studies and a final section examining specific issues.

'This is a surprising subject for an edited collection even in the so-called digital age, but it is one that is covered well … this collection will promote further debate in fields concerning the social construction of technologies, communications and media.' Work, Employment & Society

ISBN: 9780521002660

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm

Weight: 656g

416 pages