The digital bind : constant connectivity and the reconfiguring of family, work, and friendship /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Series: | Studies in mobile communication.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | "The Digital Bind explores the social implications of constant connectivity for family, work, and friendship. Using a new theoretical lens called the configuration approach, Jeffrey Boase shows how complex technological and social arrangements explain why individuals often draw on a multitude of apps and devices to stay connected. He presents a comprehensive empirical study that reveals three common practices of connection: media situatedness, the division of media, and temporal boundaries. These practices help individuals manage the challenges and opportunities of constant connectivity, while at the same time deeply binding the digital to the social. By combining historical context, theoretical insights, and rigorous empirical research, Boase provides a comprehensive account of how the apps and devices that we use to navigate contemporary social life have become embedded into our lives and our relationships"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197798638 0197798632 9780197798621 0197798624 9780197798614 0197798616 |