Perpetual Contact

This book studies the impact of the mobile phone on contemporary society.

1. Introduction J. E. Katz and M. Aakhus; Part I. Mobile Communication - National and Comparative Perspectives: 2. Finland: a mobile phone culture J. P. Puro; 3. Israel: chutzpah and chatter in the Holy Land A. Cohen and A. Schejter; 4. Italy: stereotypes, true and false L. Fortunati; 5. Korea: personal meanings S. D. Kim; 6. United States: popular, pragmatic and problematic K. Robbins and M. Turner; 7. France: preserving the image J. Heurtin and C. Licoppe; 8. The Netherlands and the US compared E. Mante-Meijer; 9. Bulgaria: mobile phones as post-Communist cultural icons V. D. Varbanov; Part II. Private Talk - Interpersonal Relations and Micro-Behaviour: 10. Hyper-coordination via mobile phone in Norway R. Ling and B. Yttri; 11. Mobile culture of children and teenagers in Finland E. Kasesniemi and P. Rautiainen; 12. Pretense of intimacy in France C. DeGourney; 13. Mobile phone consumption and concepts of personhood D. Nafus and K. Tracy; Part III. Public Performance - Social Groups and Structures: 14. The chattage of absent presence K. Gergen; 15. From mass society to perpetual contact J. Rule; 16. Mobiles and the Norwegian teen: identity, gender and class B. Skog; 17. The telephone comes to the Filipino village G. Strom; 18. Beginnings in the telephone E. Schegloff; Part IV. Conclusion: making meaning of mobiles J. E. Katz and M. Aakhus.