Culture Mobile Telephony

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This study explored cultural similarities and differences in perceptions and uses of mobile telephony. A sample of college students from Japan, Sweden, Taiwan, Hawaii, and the U.S. Mainland were surveyed to assess perceptions of the mobile phone as fashion, attitudes about mobile phone use in public settings, use of the mobile phone for safety/security, use of the mobile phone for instrumental purposes, and use of the mobile phone for expressive purposes.