Towards a Sociology of the Mobile Phone
Use of the mobile phone is an immensely significant social and cultural phenomenon. However, market hype and utopian dreams greatly exaggerate its importance. The fundamental issue for sociology is the process of change. Bound up with contemporary issues of change, the mobile phone is a prime object...
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University of Jyväskylä
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Human Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://humantechnology.jyu.fi/articles/volume1/2005/mcguigan.pdf |