The Mobile Phone and Indigenous Teens

A Comparative Analysis of Bedouin and Tel-Aviv Teens

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21190135
AutoresTal Samuel-Azran (0000-0002-9501-2949, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Volumen41
Número2
Páginas153-171
Fecha de publicación2012-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Intercultural Communication Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1747-5759 • E-ISSN: 1747-5767
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17475759.2012.673128
OpenAlexW2317416514
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas44

To examine whether indigenous adolescents demonstrate distinct usage patterns and perceptions of mobile phones, I compared phone usage and perceptions of indigenous Bedouin teens enrolled in two schools located in Bedouin villages in the Israeli desert (N = 100) and teens studying in two high schools (N = 100) in Tel Aviv, a more technologically advanced environment. I found that the Tel-Aviv adolescents use mobile phones primarily for self-expression such as frequent conversations with friends, while Bedouin adolescents use mobile phones primarily for instrumental uses, such as connecting to service providers and accessing emergency services. Moreover, in Bedouin culture, public use of a mobile phone is considered “impolite.”

Indigenous · Internet privacy · Library science · Mobile phone · Phone · Tel aviv · Telecommunications · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · ICT in Developing Communities · Psychology · Social Media and Politics