Description
Book SynopsisXie 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. Throu
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of contributors
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- Introduction
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Ming Xie
Part I
Mobile Communication in the Private Sphere
- WeChat Gaming, Learning, and Midlife Empty Nest
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Dongdong Yang, Kenneth Lachlan, Ye Chen
- Social Media Portrayal of Housewives and Gender Issues in Chinese Society: A Perspective of Digital Feminism Framework
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Ming Xie and Chin-Chung Chao
- Facebook-Based Mental Health Discourse in Bangladesh: Self-Disclosure, Social Support, Consultation
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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
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Minshuai Ding
- Livestream E-Commerce: The New Social Norm and Its Impact on Chinese Culture
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Ping Yang
- How do Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in India Focusing on Mental Health use Instagram?
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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
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Md Enamul Kabir and Louisa Ha
- Health Information Seeking via WeChat, Social Determinants, and COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions: An Exploratory Study
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Li Chen, Yafei Zhang, Ge Zhu
- Mobile Media and Social Movements: From Shahbag to Shaheen Bagh
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Shudipta Sharma
Part IV
Mobile Communication in the Networked Society
- Reclaiming Power on Social Media: A Networking Analysis of #VeryAsian Movement on Twitter
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Lei Guo and Jeremy Lipschultz
- Mobilized Cultural Identities: Digital Friendship and Identity Maintenance among Immigrant Japanese Wives
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Min Wha Han
- "Respectfully, Pls Ask Someone Else": Pride & Shame in International K-Pop Fandom
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Samantha James
- Forward Looking of Mobile Communication in Asian Society
Ming Xie
