How do cell phones change society? How do children use computers? How can we manage relationships via text messages? The internet, television, email and other new forms of information technology are changing at a rapid pace with potentially profound but also subtle influences on social life. This book offers a succinct introduction to both the experience and implications of these information and communication technologies (ICTs) in everyday life. Drawing on a wide variety of studies from different countries, the author considers the potential, or feared, social consequences of ICTs. Throughout, he analyzes what factors are shaping the debates surrounding information and communication technologies. The outcome is a cutting-edge book that offers a fresh approach to understanding ICTs and everyday life.
Author(s): Leslie Haddon
Edition: 1st
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 192
Preliminaries......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 8
1 Introduction......Page 10
2 Uneven Patterns of Adoption and Use of ICTs......Page 22
3 Children, Youth and ICTs......Page 40
4 Managing Relationships through and around ICTs......Page 64
5 Social Networks and ICTs......Page 80
6 Time and ICTs......Page 96
7 Movement, Public Spaces and ICTs......Page 108
8 Changing Life Circumstances and I......Page 126
9 The Careers of ICTs......Page 144
10 Conclusion......Page 164
Bibliography......Page 172
Index......Page 188
