(Re)Negotiating Homeless Identity through Technology-Mediated Social Interaction

Byron Keating; Dale MACKRELL; John CAMPBELL

(Re)Negotiating Homeless Identity through Technology-Mediated Social Interaction

Byron Keating, Dale MACKRELL, John CAMPBELL

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Abstract

Prior research has explored homelessness and barriers to accessing digital technology. Our study will build on this evidence base by moving beyond a discussion of what technology is used, to better understand how these technologies are used, and the content and nature of communicative practices within homeless communities. This will be done by drawing together two important streams of homelessness research. The first stream focuses on the importance of connectedness for homeless persons. The second stream concentrates on the importance of identity for homeless persons, recognizing the negative impact of homelessness on an individual’s self-concept. Through the lens of boundary objects theory, technology-mediated social interaction will be viewed as providing a safe environment where homeless persons and service providers can develop mutual respect. The insights gathered will inform future interventions that aim to facilitate better social interaction among homeless persons, non-homeless persons, and the formal institutions supporting the homeless.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The 36th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2015) : Proceedings
Editors	Dorothy Leidner, Jeanne Ross
Place of Publication	Online
Publisher	Association for Information Systems
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9780996683111
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2015) - Texas, Texas, United States Duration: 13 Dec 2015 → 16 Dec 2015

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Conference	International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2015)
Abbreviated title	ICIS 2015
Country	United States
City	Texas
Period	13/12/15 → 16/12/15

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Keating, B., MACKRELL, D., & CAMPBELL, J. (2015). (Re)Negotiating Homeless Identity through Technology-Mediated Social Interaction. In D. Leidner, & J. Ross (Eds.), The 36th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2015) : Proceedings (pp. 1-8). Association for Information Systems. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/cc96/44c6cf729118ae007a6a3d1c0d115c9a65bf.pdf

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Keating, B, MACKRELL, D & CAMPBELL, J 2015, (Re)Negotiating Homeless Identity through Technology-Mediated Social Interaction. in D Leidner & J Ross (eds), The 36th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2015) : Proceedings. Association for Information Systems, Online, pp. 1-8, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2015), Texas, United States, 13/12/15. <https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/cc96/44c6cf729118ae007a6a3d1c0d115c9a65bf.pdf>

(Re)Negotiating Homeless Identity through Technology-Mediated Social Interaction. / Keating, Byron; MACKRELL, Dale; CAMPBELL, John.

The 36th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2015) : Proceedings. ed. / Dorothy Leidner; Jeanne Ross. Online : Association for Information Systems, 2015. p. 1-8.

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