Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies
Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2008), ix, 472 pp.
Contains illustrations, index
ISBN 97802621131209 (hbk); 780262276818 (ebook)
Signature commbox: 70-General-E 2008
"This book offers a view of the cultural, family, and interpersonal consequences of mobile communication across the globe. Scholars analyze the effect of mobile communication on all parts of life, from the relationship between literacy and the textual features of mobile phones to the use of ringtones as a form of social exchange, from the “aspirational consumption” of middle-class families in India to the belief in parts of Africa and Asia that mobile phones can communicate with the dead. The contributors explore the ways mobile communication profoundly affects the tempo, structure, and process of daily life around the world. The book discusses the impact of mobile communication on social networks, other communication strategies, traditional forms of social organization, and political activities. It considers how quickly miraculous technologies come to seem ordinary and even necessary; and how ordinary technology comes to seem mysterious and even miraculous. The chapters cut across social issues and geographical regions; they highlight use by the elite and the masses, utilitarian and expressive functions, and political and operational consequences. Taken together, the chapters demonstrate how mobile communication has affected the quality of life in both exotic and humdrum settings, and how it increasingly occupies center stage in people’s lives around the world." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction / James E. Katz, 1
DIGITAL DIVIDES AND SOCIAL MOBILITY
2 The Mobile Makes Its Mark / Lara Srivastava, 15
3 Shrinking Fourth World? Mobiles, Development, and Inclusion / Jonathan Donner, 29
4 Mobile Traders and Mobile Phones in Ghana / Ragnhild Overa, 43
5 Mobile Networks: Migrant Workers in Southern China / Pui-lam Law and Yinni Peng, 55
6 Mobile Communication in Mexico: Policy and Popular Dimensions / Judith Mariscal and Carla Marisa Bonina, 65
7 Reducing Illiteracy as a Barrier to Mobile Communication / Jan Chipchase, 79
8 Health Services and Mobiles: A Case from Egypt / Patricia Mechael, 91
9 How the Urban Poor Acquire and Give Meaning to the Mobile Phone / Lourdes M. Portus, 105
SOCIALITY AND CO-PRESENCE
10 Always-On/Always-On-You: The Tethered Self / Sherry Turkle, 121
11 The Mobile Phone's Ring / Christian Licoppe, 139
12 Mobile Technology and the Body: Apparatgeist, Fashion, and Function / Scott Campbell, 153
13 The Mediation of Ritual Interaction via the Mobile Telephone / Richard S. Ling, 165
14 Adjusting the Volume: Technology and Multitasking in Discourse Control / Naomi S. Baron, 177
15 Maintaining Co-presence: Tourists and Mobile Communication in New Zealand / Peter B. White and Naomi Rosh White, 195
16 The Social Effects of Keitai and Personal Computer E-mail in Japan / Kakuko Miyata, Jeffrey Boase, and Barry Wellman, 209
POLITICS AND SOCIAL CHANGE
17 Mobile Media and Political Collective Action / Howard Rheingold, 225
18 Mobile Multimedia: Uses and Social Consequences / Ilpo Koskinen, 241
19 Mobile Communication and Sociopolitical Change in the Arab World / Mohammad Ibahrine, 257
20 Locating the Missing Links of Mobile Communication in Japan: Sociocultural Influences on Usage by Children and the Elderly / On-Kwok Lai, 273
21 The Effects of Mobile Telephony on Singaporean Society / Shahiraa Sahul Hameed, 285
22 Mobile Communication and the Transformation of the Democratic Process / Kenneth J. Gergen, 297
CULTURE AND IMAGINATION
23 Cultural Differences in Communication Technology Use: Adolescent Jews and Arabs in Israel / Gustavo Mesch and Ilan Talmud, 313
24 ''Express Yourself'' and ''Stay Together'': The Middle-Class Indian Family / Jonathan Donner, Nimmi Rangaswamy, Molly Wright Steenson, and Carolyn Wei, 325
25 Nondevelopmental Uses of Mobile Communication in Tanzania / Thomas Molony, 339
26 Cultural Studies of Mobile Communication / Gerard Goggin, 353
27 Mobile Music as Environmental Control and Prosocial Entertainment / James E. Katz, Katie M. Lever, and Yi-Fan Chen, 367
28 Supernatural Mobile Communication in the Philippines and Indonesia / Bart Barendregt and Raul Pertierra, 377
29 Boom in India: Mobile Media and Social Consequences / Madanmohan Rao and Mira Desai, 389
30 Mobile Games and Entertainment / James E. Katz and Sophia Krzys Acord, 403
31 Online Communities on the Move: Mobile Play in Korea / Youn-ah Kang, 419
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
32 Mainstreamed Mobiles in Daily Life: Perspectives and Prospects / James E. Katz, 433
Afterword / Manuel Castells, 447
DIGITAL DIVIDES AND SOCIAL MOBILITY
2 The Mobile Makes Its Mark / Lara Srivastava, 15
3 Shrinking Fourth World? Mobiles, Development, and Inclusion / Jonathan Donner, 29
4 Mobile Traders and Mobile Phones in Ghana / Ragnhild Overa, 43
5 Mobile Networks: Migrant Workers in Southern China / Pui-lam Law and Yinni Peng, 55
6 Mobile Communication in Mexico: Policy and Popular Dimensions / Judith Mariscal and Carla Marisa Bonina, 65
7 Reducing Illiteracy as a Barrier to Mobile Communication / Jan Chipchase, 79
8 Health Services and Mobiles: A Case from Egypt / Patricia Mechael, 91
9 How the Urban Poor Acquire and Give Meaning to the Mobile Phone / Lourdes M. Portus, 105
SOCIALITY AND CO-PRESENCE
10 Always-On/Always-On-You: The Tethered Self / Sherry Turkle, 121
11 The Mobile Phone's Ring / Christian Licoppe, 139
12 Mobile Technology and the Body: Apparatgeist, Fashion, and Function / Scott Campbell, 153
13 The Mediation of Ritual Interaction via the Mobile Telephone / Richard S. Ling, 165
14 Adjusting the Volume: Technology and Multitasking in Discourse Control / Naomi S. Baron, 177
15 Maintaining Co-presence: Tourists and Mobile Communication in New Zealand / Peter B. White and Naomi Rosh White, 195
16 The Social Effects of Keitai and Personal Computer E-mail in Japan / Kakuko Miyata, Jeffrey Boase, and Barry Wellman, 209
POLITICS AND SOCIAL CHANGE
17 Mobile Media and Political Collective Action / Howard Rheingold, 225
18 Mobile Multimedia: Uses and Social Consequences / Ilpo Koskinen, 241
19 Mobile Communication and Sociopolitical Change in the Arab World / Mohammad Ibahrine, 257
20 Locating the Missing Links of Mobile Communication in Japan: Sociocultural Influences on Usage by Children and the Elderly / On-Kwok Lai, 273
21 The Effects of Mobile Telephony on Singaporean Society / Shahiraa Sahul Hameed, 285
22 Mobile Communication and the Transformation of the Democratic Process / Kenneth J. Gergen, 297
CULTURE AND IMAGINATION
23 Cultural Differences in Communication Technology Use: Adolescent Jews and Arabs in Israel / Gustavo Mesch and Ilan Talmud, 313
24 ''Express Yourself'' and ''Stay Together'': The Middle-Class Indian Family / Jonathan Donner, Nimmi Rangaswamy, Molly Wright Steenson, and Carolyn Wei, 325
25 Nondevelopmental Uses of Mobile Communication in Tanzania / Thomas Molony, 339
26 Cultural Studies of Mobile Communication / Gerard Goggin, 353
27 Mobile Music as Environmental Control and Prosocial Entertainment / James E. Katz, Katie M. Lever, and Yi-Fan Chen, 367
28 Supernatural Mobile Communication in the Philippines and Indonesia / Bart Barendregt and Raul Pertierra, 377
29 Boom in India: Mobile Media and Social Consequences / Madanmohan Rao and Mira Desai, 389
30 Mobile Games and Entertainment / James E. Katz and Sophia Krzys Acord, 403
31 Online Communities on the Move: Mobile Play in Korea / Youn-ah Kang, 419
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
32 Mainstreamed Mobiles in Daily Life: Perspectives and Prospects / James E. Katz, 433
Afterword / Manuel Castells, 447
