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Talk Whenever, Wherever: How the US Mobile Phone Industry Commodifies Talk, Genders Youth Mobile Practices, and Domesticates Surveillance

Pages 387-403 | Received 29 May 2014, Accepted 23 Aug 2014, Published online: 22 Sep 2014

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