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9780791475997

Portable Communities : The Social Dynamics of Online and Mobile Connectedness

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791475997

  • ISBN10:

    0791475999

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-10-09
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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"In Portable Communities, sociologist Mary Chayko examines the social dynamics and implications of having access to countless others at any time. Teeming with the observations of people who blog, email, instant message, game, and chat on cell phones, wireless computers, and other portable devices, the book captures the appeal and the excitement, the challenges and the complexities, of online and mobile connectedness. Chayko considers some of the external dynamics that emerge as these communities resonate within the larger society-constant availability, social interaction that is more controlled and controllable, and new opportunities for self-expression, creativity, and even voyeurism. Internal social dynamics involving emotionality, intimacy, play, romance, and networking are also fully explored. Portable Communities provides a unique view of shifts in the social landscape and points the way toward needed social and political change."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Internet, Mobile Phones, and Community
The Portability of Social Connectednessp. 3
Internal Dynamics: Inside the Portable Community
Thinking in Tandem: Cognitive Connectednessp. 17
Feeling Connected: Emotionality and Intimacyp. 43
Playing Around: Fun, Games, and Hanging Outp. 63
Social Networking: Convenience, Practicality, and Sociabilityp. 87
External Dynamics: The Portable Community in the Society
Being There: Constant Availabilityp. 113
Harnessing Social Interaction: The Control of Time, Space, and Peoplep. 141
Creating, Expressing, and Extending the Self (and Watching Others Do So)p. 159
Shaping the Social Landscape: Equalities, Inequalities, Possibilitiesp. 183
The Methodologyp. 205
Profiles of Interview Subjectsp. 215
Notesp. 233
Referencesp. 255
Indexp. 291
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