Negotiability of technology and its limitations

Mosemghvdlishvili, Lela; Jansz, Jeroen

doi:10.1080/1369118x.2012.735252

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“…Initially, three of the authors independently reviewed and classified features in 10 apps and 10 browser extensions (for a total of 30 unique apps and 30 unique browser extensions) 5 Apple's iOS places more restrictions on developer access to operating system permissions than does Google's Android, with the consequence that the iOS version of a digital self-control app is often much more limited than its Android counterpart [131]. Because the purpose of our review was to investigate which areas of the design space these tools have been explored (rather than differences between iOS and Android ecosystems per se), we excluded the iOS version when an app was available in both stores.…”

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confidence: 99%

Self-Control in Cyberspace: Applying Dual Systems Theory to Digital Self-Control Tools

Lyngs¹

2019

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Many people struggle to control their use of digital devices. However, our understanding of the design mechanisms that support user self-control remains limited. In this paper, we make two contributions to HCI research in this space: first, we analyse 367 apps and browser extensions from the Google Play, Chrome Web, and Apple App stores to identify common core design features and intervention strategies afforded by current tools for digital self-control. Second, we adapt and apply an integrative dual systems model of self-regulation as a framework for organising and evaluating the design features found. Our analysis aims to help the design of better tools in two ways: (i) by identifying how, through a well-established model of self-regulation, current tools overlap and differ in how they support self-control; and (ii) by using the model to reveal underexplored cognitive mechanisms that could aid the design of new tools.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-Control in Cyberspace: Applying Dual Systems Theory to Digital Self-Control Tools

Lyngs¹

2019

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“…Critics of technological determinism argue variously that 'the effects of any given technology depend mainly on how it is implemented which is in turn socially determined' (Adler, 2008, p. 4). Sociological approaches to technology do not reject the impact of media on social processes, but claim that media technologies are subject to social forces that help shape their uses and functions (Mosemghvdlishvili & Jansz, 2013;Williams, 1997). When applied to studies of migration, this approach can be particularly relevant because it takes into account the various forces (sociopolitical, economic, cultural and individual) shaping migrants' perceptions and practices of integration.…”

Section: Social Media and Migrant Integration Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Refugee integration and social media: a local and experiential perspective

Alencar

2017

Information, Communication & Society

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The refugee crisis has spurred the rapid development of creative technology and social media applications to tackle the problem of refugee integration in Europe. In this article, a qualitative study with 18 refugees from Syria, Eritrea and Afghanistan is presented in order to investigate the uses and purposes of social media associated to the different areas of refugee integration in the Netherlands. The results indicate that social media networking sites were particularly relevant for refugee participants to acquire language and cultural competences, as well as to build both bonding and bridging social capital. Another important finding concerns the role of government, host society and the agency of refugee actors in determining the way refugees experience social media. Building on these results, a theoretical model for analyzing refugee integration through social media is demonstrated.

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“…This issue has been recognised as a major concern in the medical literature. Several studies have been published that have identified significant problems with medical accuracy of apps' content [19,[34][35][36]. This research has found that many developers do not nominate specific medical experts in contributing to the content, or are vague in their attribution of authorship, using such terms as "doctors" or "a medical team" [37][38][39][40][41].…”

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“…The relevant regulatory bodies in many countries have not yet established guidelines and regulations for overseeing medical apps. It has been contended that the content of all medical apps should be externally peer-reviewed by medical professionals to ensure quality and safety [34]. Regulatory bodies such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are struggling to establish the processes by which this should take.…”

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Apps as Artefacts: Towards a Critical Perspective on Mobile Health and Medical Apps

2014

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Although over 100,000 health and medical mobile apps have been placed on the market, few critical social analyses have been yet undertaken of the role of these apps in healthcare, preventive health and health promotion. In this article I present an argument for approaching the study of mobile apps as sociocultural artefacts, focusing specifically on those that have been developed on health and medical topics. This perspective acknowledges that apps are digital objects that are the products of human decision-making, underpinned by tacit assumptions, norms and discourses already circulating in the social and cultural contexts in which they are generated, marketed and used. First, I provide the context, by discussing the gradual digitisation of health and medical information since the advent of the Internet and the emergence of health and medical apps as one of the latest developments. Second, I discuss how a critical perspective may be employed to analyse the social, cultural and political dimensions of health and medical apps. Finally I illustrate how such an approach may be applied by giving a case study of an analysis of the top 10 ranked health and medical apps on the Apple App Store on one day, outlining some major themes and discourses that emerge.

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Negotiability of technology and its limitations

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Self-Control in Cyberspace: Applying Dual Systems Theory to Digital Self-Control Tools

Self-Control in Cyberspace: Applying Dual Systems Theory to Digital Self-Control Tools

Refugee integration and social media: a local and experiential perspective

Apps as Artefacts: Towards a Critical Perspective on Mobile Health and Medical Apps

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