Mobile forms of communication and the transformation of relations between the public and private spheres

Jeffery, R

Abstract

Stress is placed upon contextual issues and for this reason we will theoretically consider aspects of the modern society that are working in conjunction with the mobile phone to alter the public/private dichotomy. The article focuses upon the themes of: emergent practices, community, authority, domestication and etiquette, and notions of space. Rather than focusing solely on perceived change we shall also consider continuities and adaptation in social action, drawing on a range of ethnographic research.

Citation

Jeffery, R. (2008). Mobile forms of communication and the transformation of relations between the public and private spheres. In K. Ross, & S. Price (Eds.), Popular media and communication: essays on publics, practices and processes (5-23). Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Apr 21, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 21, 2009
• Pages: 5-23
• Book Title: Popular media and communication: essays on publics, practices and processes
• ISBN: 9781847186263
• Keywords: Mobile phones, public/private dichotomy, technology, social practices, domestication
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• Additional Information: Additional Information : Edited volume of papers from the MeCCSA 2007 conference held in Coventry, UK in January 2007. Published in USIR with the permission of Cambridge Scholars Publishing.