During the past decade, technology has become more pervasive, encroaching more and more on our lives. Computers, cell phones, and the internet have an enormous influence not only on how we function at work, but also on how we communicate and interact outside the office. Researchers have been documenting the effect that these types of technology have on individuals, families, and other social groups. Their work addresses questions that relate to how people use computers, cell phones, and the internet, how they integrate their use of new technology into daily routines, and how family function, social relationships, education, and socialization are changing as a result. This research is being conducted in a number of countries, by scientists from a variety of disciplines, who publish in very different places. The result is that it is difficult for researchers and students to get a current and coherent view of the research literature. This book brings together the leading researchers currently investigating the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) outside the workplace. Its goal is to develop a consolidated view of what we collectively know in this fast-changing area, to evaluate approaches to data collection and analysis, and to identify future directions for research.
Author(s): Robert Kraut, Malcolm Brynin, Sara Kiesler (editors)
Series: Human—technology interaction
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 342
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 9
Social Studies of Domestic Information and Communication Technologies......Page 19
Information Technology and Social Change......Page 35
Portraits of American Internet Use......Page 37
Passing By and Passing Through......Page 48
Older People and New Technologies......Page 59
Information Technology and Family Time Displacement......Page 67
Examining the Effect of Internet Use on Television Viewing......Page 86
The Neutered Computer......Page 100
Technology in Context: Home, Family, and Community......Page 111
The Consumption Junction Revisited......Page 113
Designing the Family Portal for Home Networking......Page 125
Children’s Privacy Online......Page 144
Children’s Home Internet Use......Page 161
Social and Civic Participation in a Community Network......Page 184
New Technology in Teenage Life......Page 199
Teens on the Internet......Page 201
Teenage Communication in the Instant Messaging Era......Page 217
Control, Emancipation, and Status......Page 235
Intimate Connections......Page 251
The Internet and Social Relationships......Page 265
The Internet and Social Interaction......Page 267
Communication Technology and Friendship During the Transition from High School to College......Page 281
Considering the Interactions......Page 295
Rhythms and Ties......Page 312
Author Index......Page 331
Subject Index......Page 337
