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Title:
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INDIVIDUAL ICT LANDSCAPES AND QUALITY OF LIFE |
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Author(s):
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Pernilla Gripenberg |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-82-9 |
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Editors:
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Gunilla Bradley and Piet Kommers |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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ICT use, ICT landscapes, quality of life, multi-method, sociomateriality, social informatics |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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193 |
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Last Page:
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197 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Everyday life is becoming increasingly technologised and virtualised through the growing use of various information
and communication technologies (ICTs) across all spheres of life. ICT devices are becoming smaller and more mobile,
and also converging, including more different types of functions. Simultaneously, working adults who are evidently more
stressed for time than previous generations are also struggling to cope with a growing number of ICTs that do not
necessarily talk smoothly with each other, leaving people ever more dependent on technological support and the good
will of technology interested friends. On the other hand, the general assumption is that ICTs are making our lives better in
terms of saving time, increasing mobility, increasing the amount of information we can access, decreasing the need for
travel etc. Previous research has clearly shown that there are many paradoxical effects of ICT usage and the question of
whether or not the use of ICTs are increasing our quality of life, well-being, life control and personal autonomy is not
possible to answer straightforwardly. In this short paper I offer a résumé of key issues from previous and ongoing
research and propose some avenues for future research on individual ICT landscapes and quality of life. |
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