[Air-l] technology as social status symbols

[Trudy Rawlings]

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From: "Yvonne Waern" <waern at dsv.su.se>
To: <air-l at aoir.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Air-l] technology as social status symbols


> 
> Sorry to be so late in answering, but I detected that this notice 
> concerned mobile phones.  In the home country of Nokia, of course 
> there are several researchers investigating the use of mobile phones.
> 
> In particular, they have investigated how children up to teen-agers 
> use them. A very interesting report, that is under way, I guess. I 
> listened to a presentation. I guess it might be found under Nokia 
> research.
> 
> In Sweden, there is also research under way. In particular, Bo 
> Dahlbom and his research group at the "Victoria institute" are doing 
> a lot of working under the heading of "mobile communication, work, 
> etc.". I have one name there to start with, i.e. Urban Nulden 
> <nulden at viktoria.informatik.gu.se>.
> 
> Sorry not to have more precise references, hope you find what you need.
> 
> All the best,
> Yvonne
> 
> >
> >>>>  myildiz at indiana.edu 04-Apr-02 11:19:58 PM >>>
> >Regarding:
> >>     2. Technology as social status symbols (Patrick B. O'Sullivan)
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >In my home country Turkey, I remember reading a couple of news stories
> >about cutting edge cell phones being status symbols, but I have not
> >seen any scholarly work on it.
> >
> >Mete
> >
> >
> >
> >Mete Yildiz
> >School of Public and Environmental Affairs
> >Bloomington, IN
> >
> -- 
> Yvonne Waern
> Ph.D., Professor
> Department of Communication Studies
> Linkoeping University
> SE 581 83 Linkoeping
> Sweden
> e-mail: yvonne.waern at tema.liu.se
> http://www.tema.liu.se/people/yvowa/
> 
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