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Mobile Media and Social Interaction: Mobile Services and Content as Drivers of Social Interaction

Mobile Media and Social Interaction: Mobile Services and Content as Drivers of Social Interaction

Manuel José Damásio, Sara Henriques, Inês Teixeira-Botelho, Patrícia Dias
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781466688384|ISBN10: 1466688386|EISBN13: 9781466688391
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8838-4.ch018
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Damásio, Manuel José, et al. "Mobile Media and Social Interaction: Mobile Services and Content as Drivers of Social Interaction." Emerging Perspectives on the Mobile Content Evolution, edited by Juan Miguel Aguado, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 357-379. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8838-4.ch018

APA

Damásio, M. J., Henriques, S., Teixeira-Botelho, I., & Dias, P. (2016). Mobile Media and Social Interaction: Mobile Services and Content as Drivers of Social Interaction. In J. Aguado, C. Feijóo, & I. Martínez (Eds.), Emerging Perspectives on the Mobile Content Evolution (pp. 357-379). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8838-4.ch018

Chicago

Damásio, Manuel José, et al. "Mobile Media and Social Interaction: Mobile Services and Content as Drivers of Social Interaction." In Emerging Perspectives on the Mobile Content Evolution, edited by Juan Miguel Aguado, Claudio Feijóo, and Inmaculada J. Martínez, 357-379. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8838-4.ch018

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the new social configurations society is undergoing on the basis of media emergence. Media are embedded in the arousal of communication and information transmission becoming the form, the infrastructure and the institution for the social and culture. This chapter focuses on mobile communication, having as central goal to debate on the processes of mediatization and mediation of society, as well as on the processes of belonging and social cohesion. Data from mobile internet adoption and use will be discussed in the light of the above mentioned theoretical approaches. An empirical case study will also be approached and results will provide contributions for the understanding of this type of technology adoption processes and the increasing importance of mobility in cultural and social practices, promoting an exciting discussion on the centrality of media nowadays and the current transformation processes society is undergoing.

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