Individual freedom and social connectedness : Recent research at the Rutgers University Center for Mobile Communication Studies = 개인의 자유와 사회적 연결성 : 럿거스대학 모바일 커뮤니케이션 연구소의 최근 연구

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The conference theme ""Extension of Freedom"" raises fundamental questions about the use and consequences of mobile communication. This paper examines selected topics related broadly to this theme. It begins by assessing the situation in the United States in terms of broad mobile phone adoption patterns. Highlights are presented of several studies undertaken at Rutgers University's Center for Mobile Communication Studies; these illuminate how issues of personal autonomy and social control are played out through mobile communication practices. Among the topics included are technology display rates in public places, pretend usages, and utilization by students (and professors) in educational settings. Also discussed are some unexpected consequences of mobile communication adoption for women from India. The paper concludes by urging continued examination by scholars of the profound questions of human freedom and its advancement that are raised by the enormous and continuing success, as well as sporadic abuse, of mobile communication technology.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Abstract
• Use in the US
• Educational Applications and Student Behavior
• Some Behavioral Dimensions of Mobile-Phone Use in the Classroom
• Consequences of Mobile-Phone Communication for Education
• Mobile communication introduced into traditional settings
• Conclusion
• References