Narratives of New Media in Scottish Households: The Evolution of a Framework of Inquiry.

Davenport, Elisabeth; Higgins, Martin; Somerville, Ian

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ERIC Number: EJ610168

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Narratives of New Media in Scottish Households: The Evolution of a Framework of Inquiry.

Davenport, Elisabeth; Higgins, Martin; Somerville, Ian

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v51 n10 p900-12 Aug 2000

Describes a study of the social dynamics of new media (television, personal computers, CD-ROMs, Internet, email, and World Wide Web) in Scottish households. Analysis of interview transcripts from group conversations revealed recurrent narratives and behavioral genres to navigate social space that contribute to a theory of social informatics in the household. (Contains 82 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Internet, Interviews, Mass Media, Mass Media Use, Media Research, Optical Data Disks, Television

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)

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