Full Description
Xie and Chao present a collection of research on mobile communication in Asian communities and countries such as Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, and South Korea. With chapters written by scholars from diverse cultural and institutional backgrounds, this book provides both localized and comparative perspectives on mobile communication research.
Exploring the way mobile apps are used in daily life in Asian countries, Xie, Chao, and their contributors analyze how mobile apps improve lives, help people build relationships, sustain communities, and change society for the better. They look at areas including the role of mobile apps in public service delivery and access, family communication, cultural norms and identities, organizational communication, and intercultural communication. The investigation of these topics elevates the understanding of the cultural, familial, interpersonal, organizational, and intercultural consequences of mobile communication in a global context. Through examining mobile apps use in regard to scale, scope, depth, complexity, and distinctiveness within the Asian context, this book furthers the research agenda of mobile communication and enriches our understanding of current practice and future direction of mobile communication.
This book serves as a useful reference for scholars and students interested to learn more of the development and application of mobile communication from a global and comparative perspective.
Contents
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of contributors
Introduction
Ming Xie
Part I
Mobile Communication in the Private Sphere
WeChat Gaming, Learning, and Midlife Empty Nest
Dongdong Yang, Kenneth Lachlan, Ye Chen
Social Media Portrayal of Housewives and Gender Issues in Chinese Society: A Perspective of Digital Feminism Framework
Ming Xie and Chin-Chung Chao
Facebook-Based Mental Health Discourse in Bangladesh: Self-Disclosure, Social Support, Consultation
Simu Dey and Josh Averbeck
Part II
Mobile Communication in the Organizational Sphere
Mobile Communication as Disaster Response Infrastructure for Cross-Sector Coproduction: A Field Study of Mobile Apps in China Flood Seasons
Minshuai Ding
Livestream E-Commerce: The New Social Norm and Its Impact on Chinese Culture
Ping Yang
How do Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in India Focusing on Mental Health use Instagram?
Roma Subramanian
Part III
Mobile Communication in the Public Sphere
A comparative analysis of mobile-use and laptop-use on Indian Health Promotions on Twitter: An application of LDA topic model
Md Enamul Kabir and Louisa Ha
Health Information Seeking via WeChat, Social Determinants, and COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions: An Exploratory Study
Li Chen, Yafei Zhang, Ge Zhu
Mobile Media and Social Movements: From Shahbag to Shaheen Bagh
Shudipta Sharma
Part IV
Mobile Communication in the Networked Society
Reclaiming Power on Social Media: A Networking Analysis of #VeryAsian Movement on Twitter
Lei Guo and Jeremy Lipschultz
Mobilized Cultural Identities: Digital Friendship and Identity Maintenance among Immigrant Japanese Wives
Min Wha Han
"Respectfully, Pls Ask Someone Else": Pride & Shame in International K-Pop Fandom
Samantha James
Forward Looking of Mobile Communication in Asian Society
Ming Xie
