Mobile Communication and Society: A Global Perspective

Manuel Castells, Mireia Fernandez-Ardevol, Jack Linchuan Qiu, Araba Sey

  • 出版商: MIT
  • 出版日期: 2006-11-01
  • 售價: $1,020
  • 貴賓價: 9.8$1,000
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 345
  • 裝訂: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 0262033550
  • ISBN-13: 9780262033558
  • 相關分類: 行動通訊 Mobile-communication
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Wireless networks are the fastest growing communications technology in history. Are mobile phones expressions of identity, fashionable gadgets, tools for life--or all of the above? Mobile Communication and Society looks at how the possibility of multimodal communication from anywhere to anywhere at any time affects everyday life at home, at work, and at school, and raises broader concerns about politics and culture both global and local.

Drawing on data gathered from around the world, the authors explore who has access to wireless technology, and why, and analyze the patterns of social differentiation seen in unequal access. They explore the social effects of wireless communication--what it means for family life, for example, when everyone is constantly in touch, or for the idea of an office when workers can work anywhere. Is the technological ability to multitask further compressing time in our already hurried existence?

The authors consider the rise of a mobile youth culture based on peer-to-peer networks, with its own language of texting, and its own values. They examine the phenomenon of flash mobs, and the possible political implications. And they look at the relationship between communication and development and the possibility that developing countries could "leapfrog" directly to wireless and satellite technology. This sweeping book--moving easily in its analysis from the United States to China, from Europe to Latin America and Africa--answers the key questions about our transformation into a mobile network society.

 

Table of Contents

 List of Figures vii
 
 List of Tables ix
 
 Acknowledgments xi
 
 Opening: Our Networks, Our Lives
 
1. The Diffusion of Wireless Communication in the World 7
 
2. The Social Differentiation of Wireless Communication Users:
Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status 39
 
3. Communication and Mobility in Everyday Life 77
 
4. The Mobile Youth Culture 127
 
5. The Space of Flows, Timeless Time, and Mobile Networks 171
 
6. The Language of Wireless Communication 179
 
7. The Mobile Civil Society:
Social Movements, Political Power, and Communication Networks 185
 
8. Wireless Communication and Global Development: New Issues, New Strategies 215
 
 Conclusion: The Mobile Network Society 245
 
 Notes 259
 
 References 273
 
 Index
 
 Appendices

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無線網路是歷史上增長最快的通訊技術。手機是身份表達、時尚小物、生活工具,還是以上皆是?《移動通訊與社會》探討了從任何地方到任何地方的多模式通訊的可能性如何影響日常生活,包括家庭、工作和學校,並提出了關於全球和本地政治和文化的更廣泛關注。

作者們根據全球收集的數據,探討了誰有無線技術的使用權,以及為什麼有,並分析了不平等使用權中看到的社會差異模式。他們探討了無線通訊的社會影響,例如,當每個人都可以隨時保持聯繫時,對於家庭生活意味著什麼,或者對於辦公室的概念意味著什麼,當工人可以在任何地方工作時。技術上的多任務能力是否進一步壓縮了我們已經匆忙的生活中的時間?

作者們考慮了基於點對點網絡的移動青年文化的崛起,以及其自己的短信語言和價值觀。他們研究了閃擊隊的現象以及可能的政治影響。他們還探討了通訊與發展之間的關係,以及發展中國家可能直接跳過無線和衛星技術的可能性。這本廣泛的書籍在分析中輕鬆地從美國到中國,從歐洲到拉丁美洲和非洲,回答了關於我們如何轉變為移動網絡社會的關鍵問題。

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圖表清單 vii
表格清單 ix
致謝 xi
開場:我們的網絡,我們的生活
1. 世界上無線通訊的擴散 7
2. 無線通訊使用者的社會差異:年齡、性別、種族和社經地位 39
3. 日常生活中的通訊和流動性 77
4. 移動青年文化 127
5. 流動空間、無時無刻的時間和移動網絡 171
6. 無線通訊的語言 179
7. 移動公民社會:社會運動、政治權力和通訊網絡 185
8. 無線通訊與全球發展:新問題,新策略 215
結論:移動網絡社會 245
註釋 259
參考文獻 273
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