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Being Face to Face: A State of Mind or Technological Design?

Being Face to Face: A State of Mind or Technological Design?

Mary Allan, David Thorns
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781605662640|ISBN10: 160566264X|EISBN13: 9781605662657
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-264-0.ch030
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Allan, Mary, and David Thorns. "Being Face to Face: A State of Mind or Technological Design?." Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design and Social Networking Systems, edited by Brian Whitworth and Aldo de Moor, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 440-454. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-264-0.ch030

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Allan, M. & Thorns, D. (2009). Being Face to Face: A State of Mind or Technological Design?. In B. Whitworth & A. de Moor (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design and Social Networking Systems (pp. 440-454). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-264-0.ch030

Chicago

Allan, Mary, and David Thorns. "Being Face to Face: A State of Mind or Technological Design?." In Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design and Social Networking Systems, edited by Brian Whitworth and Aldo de Moor, 440-454. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-264-0.ch030

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Abstract

The chapter introduces the Bourdieuean habitus and field theory as a framework for an alternative way of investigating how perceptions of Media Rich Conferencing Technologies (MRCT) such as video conferencing, Access Grid and Telepresence systems affect approaches to their design, implementation and application, and the ways in which they are utilized by end users. The habitus and field theory is utilized to provide a break-way from prevalent models of analyzing technology uptake and innovation diffusion and provides a new framework for positioning the MRCT as a social construct operating within interrelating social, economic, environmental, and technological systems. This new positioning opens the way for an alternative view of the role of MRCT and facilitates new approaches to their design.

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