Mobile Communication Bringing Us Together and Tearing Us Apart |
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| Author:
| Campbell, Scott |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4128-4955-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $57.20 |
Book Description:
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Scholars from around the world consider how mobile communication both builds and destroys our sense of social cohesion. It discusses a wide range of topics, including the replacement of co-present interaction with mediated contact and analysis of mobile-based cohesion and gender. The authors also explore the role of media choice and its effect on the quality as well as quantity of social cohesion. Other topics include mobile communication and communities of interest; and mobile...
More DescriptionScholars from around the world consider how mobile communication both builds and destroys our sense of social cohesion. It discusses a wide range of topics, including the replacement of co-present interaction with mediated contact and analysis of mobile-based cohesion and gender. The authors also explore the role of media choice and its effect on the quality as well as quantity of social cohesion. Other topics include mobile communication and communities of interest; and mobile communication, cohesion, and youth.