Detalhes do Produto
- Editora: Universidade Católica
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- Ano: 2016
- ISBN: 9789725405130
Sinopse
This book seeks to provide a better understanding of the relationship between women and
technology through an inquiry into the significance of mobile phones in the lives of
Portuguese women. Recent theoretical developments suggest too little emphasis has been
placed on differences between women themselves. The initial impetus for carrying out this
research stemmed from contributing towards meeting this gap by investigating the scope of
mobile phones as the basis for the increased technological intimacy of women whilst
without reinstating the old binary oppositions between men and women. The study focuses on
the mobile phone as a site where the nuances of womens experiences with technology become
visible and on adult women as a meaningful yet underrepresented group. In choosing to
conduct a case study of Portugal, I wished to contribute to the development of future
cross-cultural analysis on the gendering of the mobile phone.