ABSTRACT
Collectively, the contributions to this volume show that its overarching question is a two-sided coin with multiple facets to each side. As Hjorth concludes in her chapter, “it’s complicated.” Not only does mobile communication help bring people together and keep them apart, it does so while changing the dynamics of cohesion and division on various levels of social order. Chapters in this volume illuminate the role of mobile communication in connecting and disconnecting at the levels of personal relationships, personal communities, public life, and social segmentation. Here we draw from select findings and insights to examine key themes that are apparent in each of these areas.
