Mobile communication : bringing us together and tearing us apart / edited by Rich Ling and Scott W. Campbell.

Other author Ling, Richard Seyler.
Other author Campbell, Scott W.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Mobile communication systems--Social aspects.
Interpersonal communication--Technological innovations. --Social aspects.
Communication and culture.
Mobile communication systems--Social aspects.
Interpersonal communication--Technological innovations. --Social aspects.
Communication and culture.

Contents Mobile communication: bringing us together and tearing us apart / Rich Ling and Scott W. Campbell -- Mobile symbiosis: a precursor to public risk-taking behavior? / Kathleen M. Cumiskey -- Mobile specters of intimacy: a case study of women and mobile intimacy / Larissa Hjorth -- (Im)mobile mobility: marginal youth and mobile phones in Beijing / Cara Wallis -- Mobiles are not that personal: the unexpected consequences of the accountability, accessibility, and transparency afforded by mobile telephony / Amparo Lasén -- Mobile communication in intimate relationships: relationship development and the multiple dialectics of couples' media usage and communication / Joachim R. Höflich and Christine Linke -- Bonds and bridges: mobile phone use and social capital debates / Rowan Wilken -- Extended sociability and relational capital management: interweaving ICTs and social relations / Thomas de Bailliencourt ... [et al.] -- Network and mobile sociality in personal communities: exploring personal networks of ICT users / Andraz̆ Petrovc̆ic̆, Gregor Petric̆, and Vasja Vehovar -- There's an off-line community on the line! / Pat Byrne -- Mobile social networking: learning from tourists' use of CB radio in the Australian outback / Peter B. White and Naomi Rosh White -- Generation disconnections: youth culture and mobile communication / Gerard Goggin and Kate Crawford -- Interpersonal communication beyond geographical constraints: a case of college students who maintain geographically dispersed relationships / Satomi Sugiyama -- "I love you, man": drunk dialing motives and their impact on social cohesion / Erin E. Hollenbaugh and Amber L. Ferris -- Conclusion: connecting and disconnecting through mobile communication / Scott W. Campbell and Rich Ling.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010046942
ISBN9781412818612
ISBN1412818613