On the gendered nature of mobile phone culture in Israel

Data from surveys and personal interviews were used to analyze gendered patterns and contexts of the mobile phone use of Israelis. The findings suggest that the mobile phone has become an everyday, highly regarded, multipurpose interpersonal communication device rather than a working tool. Both men...

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Published in:Sex roles 2005-04, Vol.52 (7-8), p.511-521
Main Authors: LEMISH, Dafna, COHEN, Akiba A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adoption of Innovations
Biological and medical sciences
Cellular telephones
Consumption
Culture
Everyday Life
Family (Sociological Unit)
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Gender aspects
Gender Differences
Information Technology
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Relationship
Israel
Males
Mobile phones
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Differences
Sex Role Orientations
Social psychology
Social role. Sex role
Users
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Summary:Data from surveys and personal interviews were used to analyze gendered patterns and contexts of the mobile phone use of Israelis. The findings suggest that the mobile phone has become an everyday, highly regarded, multipurpose interpersonal communication device rather than a working tool. Both men and women discussed their perceptions of the role of the mobile phone in their lives in quite a traditional gendered manner-activity and technological appropriation for men and dependency and domesticity for women. At the same time, the actual phoning habits and attitudes of users point to a pattern of domestication of the mobile phone and even feminization of its consumption. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-005-3717-7