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CULTURES IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION - SERGIO...

This book provides an interdisciplinary synthesis of the topic of culture in the context of
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and a structured overview of a large body of HCI research on
(and with) culture. The book presents a short and guided overview of the concept of culture. It
offers some background on the origin and development of the term culture. It also outlines some
of its key traits and ingredients and summarizes three main perspectives of culture across
disciplines. The book argues that culture matters considerably in HCI and discusses a number of
reasons for and against its relevance. Arguments against include a lack of a universal or
common definition of the term culture and globalization. Arguments in favor touch upon
important aspects of HCI  including a diversely growing user base  the need to provide
designers with enough support to design across cultures  and the inseparable relationship
between culture and technology. The issues explored in this book can be classified into three 
non-mutually exclusive  categories: theoretical  practical  and controversial. The book
outlines the main conceptual perspectives of culture within HCI  including Geert Hofstede's
cultural dimensions theory  Edward T. Hall's cross-cultural theory of communication  and
Richard Nisbett's cultural cognitive systems of thought as well as examining the ways in which
culture has been operationalized in HCI research and the main functions of culture in this
area. It closes with a discussion of some open issues intended to spark debate and future
research. The literature this book draws upon covers a wide range of research disciplines 
including Anthropology  Sociology  Cultural Studies  Robotics  Disability Studies  Cultural and
Cross-Cultural Psychology  Usability  and Design. This book aspires to provide a useful
overview of culture for HCI scholars at all levels.

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