A conceptualization of the household/technology interaction

Information Systems Frontiers, 2008

Manisa Celal Bayar University Journal of Social Sciences, 2021

As the household population increases, the expenses of basic needs such as education, health, food and clothing also increase. With the increase in the number of households in the home economy, if there is no change in income or if the increase in income does not provide comfort within the home economy, the problems caused by the resulting needs begin to increase. Within the scope of the purpose of the study, the effects of purchasing behavior as independent variable and family structure, social media ads, product/service quality as mediation variables on home economy were analyzed. As a result of analysis, purchasing behavior, family structure, social media advertisements and product service quality seem to have an effect on the home economy. As a research method, 397 questionnaires (from married individuals) were collected and analyzed. Analyzes were performed using SPSS 25 Program. Correlation analysis was conducted in order to see the degree of relationship between variables. And, regression analysis was performed to test the established hypotheses, while the Sobel test was used for testing mediation variable analysis.

MIS Quarterly, 2005

Individual adoption of technology has been studied extensively in the workplace. Far less attention has been paid to adoption of technology in the household. In this paper, we performed the first quantitative test of the recently developed model of adoption of technology in the household (MATH). Further, we proposed and tested a theoretical extension of MATH by arguing that key demographic characteristics that vary across different life cycle stages would play moderating roles. Survey responses were collected from 746 U.S. households that had not yet adopted a PC. The results showed that the integrated model, including MATH constructs and life cycle characteristics, explained 74% of the variance in intention to adopt a PC for home use, a significant increase over baseline MATH that explained 50% of the variance. Finally, we compared the importance of various factors across household life cycle stages and gained a more refined understanding of the moderating role of household life cycle stage.

With the emergence of technological development, companies have to change its outlook towards consumers. We can't compare the situation today with 10 or 15 years back. Connecting consumer is now easier than before. With the invent of more devices like iPod, tablets etc. helped both the seller and the buyer to make their goals come true very soon. With the arrival of new devices the old one becomes obsolete and people have to adjust with new one created some burden on the users. Still these devices improved the standard of living of the people to a great extend.

4 Professional Associations and Barriers to …, 2008

Individual adoption of technology has been studied extensively in the workplace (Brown & Venkatesh, 2005). Far less attention has been paid to adoption of technology in the household (Brown & Venkatesh, 2005). Obviously, mobile phone is now integrated into our daily life. Indeed, according to the more recent forecast of Gartner Research, 986 millions of mobile phones have been sold throughout the world in 2006 (Ouellet, 2006). And, as the tendency is showing up, mobile phone use will be continuously increasing in the future. The purpose of this study is then to investigate who uses a mobile phone, and why? In other

2011

Informed by ‘critical’ approaches to ‘educational technology’, this paper aims to move away from presenting a ‘could’ and ‘should’ explanation of children learning with technology to a more nuanced, context-rich analyses of how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are being used by technologically privileged families at home. Here, a critical approach means locating the findings within a framework, which not only includes reference to the policies and politics of educational technology, but also takes account of uneven, contested, and contradictory uses of ICT in everyday family life. To achieve this, the paper presents accounts of technology use in situ from eight case families. The data reveal that although ICTs were purchased for their perceived educational potential, howparents and children approached and used them in the home for learning was entwined with many other dimensions of social life. The findings suggest that there is a need to move beyond one-dimensional debates, such as access to ICT ensures use, to more nuanced accounts that focus on the ‘messy’ realities of ICTs usage ‘as it happens’ in the home. In sum, more explicit empirically based information on ICT practices in the home need to be made available for policymakers and families.

"This paper analyses the manner in which the rapid adoption of new media and communications technologies are implicated in the ongoing transformation of the geography of the everyday family home. Using an audience ethnography approach this paper investigates the sociocultural practices of families engaged with new and multiple media technologies within the domestic context. It argues that families are actively engaged in shaping (socially constructing) the meanings and functions of the domestic spaces that new media technologies occupy. They are taking control of the placement of these technologies in the geospatial layout of the family home—and thus managing the manner in which these technologies are incorporated within everyday family life."

Journal of Economic Psychology, 1987

This article discusses how households adapt to an emerging technology, `computing in the home'. Using a sample of 282 households who own personal computers, the study examines several issues connected with the patterns of utilization and problems in adopting a new technology. The results show that utilization patterns vary according to prior knowledge, household structure and length of ownership. Implications are drawn for further research in the area of household/technology interaction. * Requests for reprints should be sent to A. Venkatesh, 3 patterns across a variety of home-centered activities resulting from computing in the home, (d) to determine the levels of satisfaction across different technology-related factors, and (e) to derive some theoretical generalizations relating to household-technology interaction.

In this chapter, we explore the hypothesis that emerging technology, in the form of the digital home, could provide a new way of exploring the implications of a digital lifestyle for consumption, policy, and social research purposes. We will illustrate how these methods are implemented by describing a working prototype of future digital homes called the iSpace and a methodology that empowers laypeople to customize the functionality of their digital homes called PiP. The ability of lay-users to customize products provides a powerful tool for market and social researchers to gain an insight to the needs and behavior of ordinary people. Moreover, a central innovation made possible by the technologies in digital homes is the opportunity for researching how the disaggregation of control over resources and institutional decision making evident in other parts of the information economy and networked world work in a model that is scalable from household to neighborhood, state, and beyond. We also discuss how and when the data from a digital home might add value to existing social survey and marketing approaches.

Nowadays, technology surrounds almost everyone in modern society, being ubiquitous and affecting all aspects of human activities. Its influence is global and largely determines people’s routine and habits and in these new era circumstances, life could not be examined without taking into account the technological processes and perspectives. Thus, innovations are constantly coming to the surface, with the intention of simplifying human life and, by extension, their aim is to help people respond more comfortably and effectively to the needs of the contemporary society. Highlighting the influence of media on human existence creates the ground to analyze in depth one new technology that blooms: smart houses, being the ideal example to better determine the effect of technology in people’s life. The main purpose of this paper is to focus on the concept and function of smart houses, which were created in order to facilitate life in households, taking at the same time under consideration how and why people are using technology and its tools. Explaining both the acceptance and the failure of smart houses will be crucial to better understand and clarify this technology and in order to interpret its rise, an example about Italy will be a useful tool to this direction. For elaborating this work, we have relied on the theory of domestication considering its concept in usability, as it deals with how innovations in technology are accepted, used or rejected by people.

1992

This study of the home computer boom is of relevance to wider discussions of consumption, innovation and popular attitudes towards science and technology. Based primarily on empirical work with computer users, it also explores the various media, commercial, academic and political discourses which contributed to the boom. The home computer boom was an event which amounted to more than the sum of individual decisions to purchase and use micros. It is testimony to the influence of visions of a world shaped by technology in the public imagination. Contact with the home computer was mediated by powerful beliefs about the future significance of information technology both inside and, most importantly, outside the home. Many buyers had only vague notions of the nature and capabilities of their micro and how it would fit into their lives-these were issues to be resolved after purchase. Obtaining a machine was just the first stage in 'computer careers' which were often marked by shifting commitments to computing. Any simple ends-orientated view of micro use is inadequate. Much computing, even with advanced and, supposedly, practical hardware and software, has a strong exploratory element. The example of home computing shows how, rather than being an absolute which determines demand, the usefulness of goods is constructed and negotiated in specific social contexts. An issue which preoccupied many was 'finding a use' for the computer. They can be seen investigating and debating the value of various applications. This is not simply resolved at a individual or household level. It is part of a process of innovation-yet to be fully resolved-which takes place across the spheres of production and consumption. Contents Preface iii Part One: Issues and Frameworks 1 Technology and the Future 2 I: Technology, millenia and modernity 2 II: Innovation and culture 21 2 The Millennialism of the Information Technology Revolution 32 3 An Agenda for the Sociology of Consumption 70 Part Two: The Experience of Home Computing 4 Making Sense of Home Computing 113 I: Empirical approaches and issues 113 II: An account of empirical work 137 5 Elements of the British Home Computer Boom 164 6 Responding to Prophecy: Buying into the Home Computer Boom 204 7 Finding a Use for the Home Computer 8 Models and Domains of Computing I: The development of models of computing across the spheres of production and consumption II: Computing, involvement and identity Part Three: Themes and Implications

Journal of Cultural Economy, 2020

ABSTRACT This special issue of the Journal of Cultural Economy focuses on the digitalization of consumption and its social, cultural, ethical, political, and gendered implications. It thus answers the call for more research on how digital devices spread from the purely personal domain to multiple sociocultural domains. Through their use, new cultural practices have emerged between consumers and these devices, and devices and markets, that lead to change, in terms of consumer demand, consumption norms, and issues of ethics, culture, and power. Closely examining the role that devices play in consumption behavior enables us to address the supposed manipulative power of hi-tech companies, infrastructures, and systems at the global level, and the view ordinary market actors hold of digital appliances as empowering tools at the local level. The papers in this volume bridge ‘actor network theory’ and ‘consumer culture theory’ from the perspective of market ‘agencements.’ Ruckenstein-Granroth and Beauvisage-Mellet, and Arriagada-Concha focus on the device-mediated relationship between large digital market infrastructures and consumer behavior; Petersson McIntyre and Licoppe unveil the societal and cultural underpinnings of digitalized markets. Last but not least, Sörum and Soujtis address the political dimensions and implications of our new digital consumer equipment and society.

2000

Based on the planning and conduction of a longitudinal field study of the use of television sets in the homes of two families, we discuss how approaches like field studies which are otherwise well established when designing for work practices, becomes questionable when transferred to a home setting where the issue of privacy is prevalent. The fairly sporadic operation of a TV set poses additional methodological challenges. Furthermore, we point out how our general concern of designing for development in use becomes even more relevant with the introduction of interactive technology in the home sphere. Key elements of the approach applied include: hands-on in context, incident diaries, scenarios, iterative and explorative investigation, and role playing.

Behaviour & Information Technology, 2013

Technological infrastructure at home is changing continuously and is becoming increasingly interconnected. Media devices, including the TV set, provide access to the Internet and offer manifold opportunities to consume media on demand. Additionally, personal devices, such as smartphones, also enable flexible consumption and sharing of media. Questions about how these technologies change the user's media usage and how these changes affect the social structure of a household, however, remain largely unanswered. In order to gain insight into the adoption of new technologies into daily routines, we explored these changes in respect of people's media usage in a qualitative long--term Living Lab study. We will present findings regarding personal routines, flexible integration of new devices into existing practices, influences on households as social systems and related issues in device access and collective use. We will highlight potentials and conflicts regarding device shifts and roles; restrictions in device access; social influences in the living room; and individual changes in media consumption.