The research is designed to find out how mobile phone influences teenager ’s interaction with peers. Have interviewed numbers of senior high school students, we found that the mobile is an important instrument for teenagers to build and strengthen friendship with peers and union of groups. It is kind of symbol in their material culture. The mobile breaks limit of physical environment, and forms up "flowing space" keeping teenagers "always on line" in their social network. It also mediates public and private sphere which allows youngsters acquire independence from parental control. Teenagers also develop an unique communication pattern called "Short Message Culture" belonging to their own generation.
中文關鍵詞
行動電話,同儕,青少年,人際傳播
英文關鍵詞
mobile phone, peer, teenager, interpersonal communication