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The Digital Bind Constant Connectivity and the Reconfiguring of Family, Work, and Friendship

As mobile devices continue to evolve--from basic phones designed solely for calling to more sophisticated smartphones and wearable devices--what remains constant is that the portability of these devices creates new possibilities for social connectivity. By lowering our social dependence on place, mobiles open up the timing of our availability, enabling the technological reality of constant connectivity for much of the world''s population. What has constant connectivity meant for social life? How have relationships adapted and changed as mobile devices become more complex?In The Digital Bind, Jeffrey Boase explores the social implications of constant connectivity for family, work, and friendship. Using a new theoretical lens called the "configuration approach," Boase shows how complex techn

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