Problematizing "new media": Culturally based perceptions of cell phones, computers, and the Internet among United States Latinos

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作者
Leonardi, PM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado, Dept Commun, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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D O I
10.1080/07393180302778
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G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 [文学]; 0503 [新闻传播学];
摘要
Recent studies of new communication technologies have shown that broad terms such as "new media" are problematic. This study expands previous research by exploring how first-generation, working class United States Latino participants perceive and use new communication technologies in relation to their cultural values. Discussions generated across seven focus group sessions (N = 78) about three common new communi. cation technologies, 1) cell phones, 2) computers, and 3) the internet, showed that United States Latinos positioned the perceived usefulness of each communication technology differently, based upon their cultural 1) values regarding good communication. In particular, participants discussed how cell phones provide an effective way to make interpersonal contact whereas computers and the internet were Viewed as damaging to the communication necessary for good social relations. The findings show that this group of United States Latinos did not view new media as a homogeneous category, but instead had very distinct perceptions and ideas about the expected uses of cell phones, computers, and the internet in relation to their cultural values regarding communication.
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