Download or read book Personal Media and Everyday Life written by T. Rasmussen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-26 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the widespread use of digital personal media in daily life. With a sociological and historical perspective, it explores the media-enhanced individualization and rationalization of the lifeworld, discussing the dramatic mediatization of daily life and calling on theorists such as McLuhan, Habermas and Goffman.