Portable communities : the social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness
"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."--Jacket
1 online resource (x, 306 pages)
9781435694569, 9780791477540, 1435694562, 0791477541
300697757
The portability of social connectedness
Thinking in tandem: cognitive connectedness
Feeling connected: emotionality and intimacy
Playing around: fun, games, and hanging out
Social networking: convenience, practicality, and sociability
Being there: constant availability
Harnessing social interaction : the control of time, space, and people
Creating, expressing, and extending the self (and watching others do so)
Shaping the social landscape: equalities, inequalities, possibilities
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English
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