Social networks and cellphone use in Russia: local consequences of global communication technology

نویسندگان

  • Markku Lonkila
  • Boris Gladarev
چکیده

Despite the rapid expansion of cellphone use, academic research has paid little attention to mobile telecommunications in Russia. This article examines the adoption and use of cellphones among young Russian adults through social network data and qualitative interviews conducted in St Petersburg in 2003.The study describes the role of personal networks in the purchasing decision, depicts the practices and social rules of cellphone use and investigates the differences between cellphone and landline phone connections.The results are discussed with reference to social consequences such as the individualizing and controlling effects of cellphone use in post-Soviet Russia.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • New Media & Society

دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008