Teens on the telephone

Abstract

Analyses teen phone behaviour – regarding conversational skills among some boys with girls. Reveals some interesting household co‐ordination and parental supervision issues around the use of the telephone. Concludes that, as there is an advance in technology, more and more services will be used creatively to resolve conflict between social control and monitoring and individual identity.

Citation

Wynn, E. and Katz, J. (2000), "Teens on the telephone", info, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp. 417-429. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636690010801636