[Air-l] development of social codes around a technology

[Amanda Lenhart]

Hello AoIR list,

I'm at work on a MA thesis, and I'm searching for some literature on the
development of social codes around new technologies, specifically
technologies of communication. Particularly I'm looking for some
historic context--how did/do things like "phone manners" evolve? How do
we learn what's "rude" or "polite"? How did we decide that all caps in
email means "yelling"? How localized is the development of these kinds
of rules or codes? And are these codes constantly in flux or do they
ever stabilize?

Any resources or places to look would be most helpful.

Thanks,

Amanda Lenhart
MA Candidate
Communications, Culture and Technology
Georgetown University
& 
Pew Internet & American Life Project