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Index
Cover
Title page
Copyright page
Acknowledgements
1: Conclusion: A Theory of Attainment
Skype and webcam
A theory of attainment
Webcam and attainment
A note on method and context
2: Self-Consciousness
Self-consciousness and embarrassment
Is this the real you?
Conclusion
3: Intimacy
Always-on
Other forms of intimacy
Sex
Conclusion
4: The Sense of Place
Living inside the web
Attention
De-stabilizing the home
Establishing location
A balancing act
Conclusion
5: Maintaining Relationships
Parents
Grandparents and toddlers
Siblings
Friends
Conclusion
6: Polymedia
Introduction: polymedia as theory
Cost
Remediation
The BlackBerry connection
Emotions and power
Polymedia within Skype
7: Visibility
Webcam as truth and trust
Webcam as functionality and efficiency
Webcam as community and sociality
Conclusions to this chapter
A theory of attainment in the light of our ethnography
References
Index
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