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What is High-Context Cultures

Chapter 30
Handbook of Research in Mobile Business, Second Edition: Technical, Methodological and Social Perspectives
These cultures are relational, collectivist, intuitive, and contemplative and emphasize interpersonal relationships for example much of the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and South America.
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Impact of Mobile Technologies and Gadgets on Adolescent's Interpersonal Relationships
Jigisha Gala (M.S.University of Baroda, India) and Bhuvan Unhelkar (MethodScience.com & University of Western Sydney, Australia)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-156-8.ch030
Abstract
This chapter discusses and depicts the wide range of changes induced in the lives of adolescents by the use of mobile gadgets, as viewed by a certain cross-section of the society–the adolescents themselves and the teachers of young adolescents. The various stakeholders who view the effect of mobility on adolescents include the parents, the teachers, peers and friends, and the young adolescents themselves. This chapter particularly focuses on the view of the adolescents and teachers on the effect of mobility on young emerging adults within the Indian context.
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Chapter 23
Cultural Impacts on the Spread of Mobile Commerce: An International Comparison
Societies where relationships of individuals are long lasting and qualified by means of individuals’ status. Individuals in high-context cultures are used to understanding implicit communication.
Published in Chapter: Cultural Impacts on the Spread of Mobile Commerce: An International Comparison; From: Handbook of Research in Mobile Business, Second Edition: Technical, Methodological and Social Perspectives
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