Mobiles everywhere: Youth, the mobile phone, and changes in everyday practice

@article{mobiles_everywhere, abstract = {This article explores how young people's everyday patterns of social communication are affected by the increased use of mobile phones. We discuss three areas in which there are potential implications: (i) contact patterns and face-to-face interaction; (ii) other forms of spatial mobility; and (iii) individual planning and use of time. Empirically, we focus on change and rely on a two-wave panel study of 40 young persons living in Goteborg, Sweden. Data were collected through time-use diaries and in-depth interviews. The results show that young people's total interactions with their social environment increase as the mobile promotes a flexible lifestyle of instant exchange and constant updates. Thresholds regarding space, time and content for communicative action are reduced. A more impulsive practice of decision-making evolves and people become more careless about time-keeping. With the reduction in the constraints of time and space, the instant access of the mobile becomes difficult to refuse, and perceived dependency on mobiles increases. 10.1177/110330880701500302}, author = {Thulin, Eva and Vilhelmson, Bertil }, citeulike-article-id = {1956590}, doi = {10.1177/110330880701500302}, journal = {Young}, keywords = {impact, mobile, social, sociocultural}, month = {August}, number = {3}, pages = {235--253}, posted-at = {2008-06-05 17:00:58}, priority = {2}, title = {Mobiles everywhere: Youth, the mobile phone, and changes in everyday practice}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/110330880701500302}, volume = {15}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - mobiles_everywhere L3 - citeulike-article-id:1956590 TI - Mobiles everywhere: Youth, the mobile phone, and changes in everyday practice JF - Young VL - 15 IS - 3 SP - 235 EP - 253 N2 - This article explores how young people's everyday patterns of social communication are affected by the increased use of mobile phones. We discuss three areas in which there are potential implications: (i) contact patterns and face-to-face interaction; (ii) other forms of spatial mobility; and (iii) individual planning and use of time. Empirically, we focus on change and rely on a two-wave panel study of 40 young persons living in Goteborg, Sweden. Data were collected through time-use diaries and in-depth interviews. The results show that young people's total interactions with their social environment increase as the mobile promotes a flexible lifestyle of instant exchange and constant updates. Thresholds regarding space, time and content for communicative action are reduced. A more impulsive practice of decision-making evolves and people become more careless about time-keeping. With the reduction in the constraints of time and space, the instant access of the mobile becomes difficult to refuse, and perceived dependency on mobiles increases. 10.1177/110330880701500302 KW - impact KW - mobile KW - social KW - sociocultural AU - Thulin, Eva AU - Vilhelmson, Bertil PY - 2007/08/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/110330880701500302 ER -