Telecommunication networks as social space: implications for research and policy and an exemplar

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Telecommunication networks are linked by technical design, corporate and government policy decisions, and user perceptions and behavior. Theories of social interaction within physical space developed by A. Giddens, E. Goffmann, and others can be adapted to examine social dynamics in cyberspace. Concepts including "virtual space," "public space" and "private space" can be useful when integrated with "institutional" analysis. One policy implication of such analysis suggests people in a relationship should be allowed to negotiate the relationship's terms.

Innovations, Virtual reality, Sociological research

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Answering back: the telephone, modernity and everyday life

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Technology alters the nature of communication. The 40 inhabitants of Whiddy Island, Ireland, were given access to private telephones, radio, and television. Islanders regarded the telephone as an extension of face-to-face interaction, while television was thought of as an entirely new innovation. Research results suggest that access to technology has improved the quality of communication and given rise to increasingly democratized behavior in public discourse.

Research, Communication, Communications, Ethnology, Cultural anthropology

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Emergent institutions of the 'intelligent network': toward a theoretical understanding

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The social philosophy of Michel Foucalt, Anthony Giddens, Nicholas Garnham, Kevin Robins, Frank Webster and Erving Goffman explain the institutions of the emerging intelligent telecommunication network. This network can use computers to facilitate a new invasion of privacy as exemplified by the Caller ID issue, and theories of surveillance and hierarchical power can frame the issues.

Analysis, Computer networks, Telecommunications systems, Telecommunication systems

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