The social organisation of communication in the home of the twenty-first century: an analysis of the future of paper-mail and implications for the design of electronic alternatives
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Harper, R., Evergeti, V., Hamill, L. and Shatwell, B. 2003. The social organisation of communication in the home of the twenty-first century: an analysis of the future of paper-mail and implications for the design of electronic alternatives. Cognition, Technology and Work. 5 (1), pp. 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-002-0112-9
Type | Article |
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Title | The social organisation of communication in the home of the twenty-first century: an analysis of the future of paper-mail and implications for the design of electronic alternatives |
Authors | Harper, R., Evergeti, V., Hamill, L. and Shatwell, B. |
Abstract | This paper reports ongoing investigation into the use and role of paper-mail communications in domestic environments. It uses ethnografivcally informed data to analyse how paper-mail supports various social roles within the home, particularly a division of labour whereby women tend to be largely responsible for what may be called 'manging at home'. Implications for the future of paper-mail are cinsidered, as well as suggestions how email tools may be designed to reflect the patterns of social organisation within the home. |
Research Group | Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) |
Publisher | Springer |
Journal | Cognition, Technology and Work |
ISSN | 1435-5558 |
Electronic | 1435-5566 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 05 Mar 2003 |
Apr 2003 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 27 Oct 2008 |
Submitted | 15 Oct 2001 |
Accepted | 15 May 2002 |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | 'The Affordances of paper mail' project sponsored by the Royal Mail, Digital World Research Centre, University of Surrey. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-002-0112-9 |
Language | English |
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