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Walkman effect

The Walkman effect is the way music listened to via headphones grants the listener more control over their environment. The term was coined by Shuhei Hosokawa , a professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, in an article published in Popular Music in 1984. While the term was named after the dominant portable music technology of…

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Headphones, isolation, and perceived rudeness

SmartphonesVideo game consolesSocially isolatingNarcissismRudeness
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Sony
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University of SussexMichael BullWired
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HeadphonesShuhei HosokawaJaInternational Research Center for Japanese StudiesSony Walkman
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Walkman effect

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Avg. degree1.92
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related to Urban strategy · 8
Walkman effect → As Hosokawa, Bull, One, Patton, The, To, Traditional, Walkman
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Walkman effect → way music listened to via headphones grants the listener more control over their environment

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Walkman effectis away music listened to via headphones grants the listener more control over their environment0.90text
smartphonesinstance ofand perceived rudenessLike other devices0.80text
handheld video game consolesinstance ofand perceived rudenessLike other devices0.80text
the Walkman has attracted criticism for promoting anti-social behaviorinstance ofand perceived rudenessLike other devices0.80text
Walkman effectrelated to Urban strategyThe0.60section
Walkman effectrelated to Urban strategyAs Hosokawa0.60section
Walkman effectrelated to Urban strategyTo0.60section
Walkman effectrelated to Urban strategyWalkman0.60section
Walkman effectrelated to Urban strategyOne0.60section
Walkman effectrelated to Urban strategyPatton0.60section
Walkman effectrelated to Urban strategyBull0.60section
Walkman effectrelated to Urban strategyTraditional0.60section

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