The (other) two percent also matter: The construction of mobile phone refusers

IF 3.1 1区 文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION
H. Rosenberg, Kalia Vogelman-Natan
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Abstract

Technological resistance practices hold significant insights regarding the media’s role as much as its adoption and usage practices. However, studies examining media non-use have generally overlooked mobile phone resisters—individuals voluntarily deciding not to own mobile phones. Based on 25 in-depth interviews with mobile phone refusers, this study presents two refuser types differing in refusal dynamics. The first are ideologists, whose rejection stems from a formulated, critical worldview towards the mobile phone, in particular, and communication technologies, in general. The second are realizers, whose “post-factum resistance” resulted from a forced but positive experience of a temporary break in use (e.g., when their device was broken or stolen), motivating them to disconnect in an attempt to preserve the new, liberated space they experienced. Additional findings reveal the non-ownership practices adopted by the mobile phone refusers; the novel psychological and sociological motives underlying mobile phone refusal concerning the home space and digital well-being; refuser resistance discourse, which focuses solely on the medium’s nature and not its content; and how refusers negotiate the social status and stigma that accompanies their mobile phone refusal. Our study illustrates how mobile phone refusal stands apart from other media resistance, providing a deeper perspective on the price of connectivity, and thus underscoring the importance of studying these refusers. The uniqueness of mobile phone refusal is further expressed in its complexity, extremity, perceived authenticity, and visibility.
(另外)2%也很重要:手机加油站的建设
技术抵抗实践对媒体的角色有着重要的见解,就像它的采用和使用实践一样。然而,调查不使用媒体的研究通常忽略了手机抵抗者——自愿决定不拥有手机的个人。通过对25名手机拒绝者的深度访谈,本研究发现两种类型的拒绝者在拒绝动态上存在差异。第一类是意识形态家,他们的拒绝源于对移动电话,特别是对通信技术的一种公式化的、批判性的世界观。第二种是实现者,他们的“事后抵抗”来自于暂时中断使用的强迫但积极的体验(例如,当他们的设备损坏或被盗时),这促使他们断开连接,试图保留他们所经历的新的、解放的空间。其他调查结果显示,拒绝使用移动电话的人采用非拥有权做法;关于家庭空间和数字幸福感的手机拒绝背后的新的心理学和社会学动机拒绝抵抗话语,只关注媒介的性质而不关注其内容;以及拒绝使用手机的人是如何面对社会地位和耻辱的。我们的研究说明了拒绝使用手机与其他媒体的抵制是如何区别开来的,为连接的价格提供了更深入的视角,从而强调了研究这些拒绝者的重要性。手机拒绝的独特性进一步表现为其复杂性、极端性、感知真实性和可见性。
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CiteScore
9.40
自引率
16.30%
发文量
36
期刊介绍: Mobile Media & Communication is a peer-reviewed forum for international, interdisciplinary academic research on the dynamic field of mobile media and communication. Mobile Media & Communication draws on a wide and continually renewed range of disciplines, engaging broadly in the concept of mobility itself.
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