Portable communities : the social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness / Mary Chayko.
Portable communities : the social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness / Mary Chayko.
Portable communities : the social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness / Mary Chayko.
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Publisher
Albany : SUNY Press, c2008.
Call Numbers
N303.4833/271
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 306 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
I. Introduction: The Internet, Mobile Phones, and Community -- 1. The Portability of Social Connectedness -- II. Internal Dynamics: Inside the Portable Community -- 2. Thinking in Tandem: Cognitive Connectedness -- 3. Feeling Connected: Emotionality and Intimacy -- 4. Playing Around: Fun, Games, and...
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Publisher
Albany : SUNY Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"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, th...
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Full title
Portable communities : the social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness / Mary Chayko.
Portion of title
Social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-289) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2008.
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Call Numbers
N303.4833/271
Record Identifier
74VM4rLEwjXl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4rLEwjXl
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ISBN
0791476006 (pbk)
0791475999 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780791475997 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780791476000 (pbk)
DDC
303.4833
MMS ID
991001455419702626
