Cellular Phones, Public Fears, and a Culture of Precaution

Burgess, Adam

ISBN 10: 0521817595 / ISBN 13: 9780521817592

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cellular Phones, Public Fears, and a Culture of Precaution
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521817595
• ISBN 13: 9780521817592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 476.3 grams

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Synopsis

Adam Burgess' study is the first account of the health panic surrounding cellular phones that developed in the mid 1990s. Explaining that the related health anxieties had little substantial basis, Burgess traces the origins of the panic and how and why it grew so significantly in some societies, but not in others. The book also outlines a history and sociology of the cell phone, and compares popular reactions to other technologies, such as x-rays and radar.

Book Description

This book is the first account of the health panic surrounding cellular phones that developed in the mid 1990s. Explaining that these health anxieties have little substantial basis, the book looks at who began the "story" and how and why it became so prominent in some societies but not in others. The book also outlines a history and sociology of the cell phone, and makes comparisons to popular reactions to other technologies, such as x-rays and radar.