digital communication impact on relationships

Question 1

Granovetter

Answer 1

positive

Strong ties are family and close friends but weak ties are acquaintances.
Argued that weak ties are just as important as strong ties and sometimes lead to connections between members of networks. If weak ties were removed a person’s social network may face considerable damage which can do more damage than if a person were to lose strong ties.

Question 2

Positive effects

Answer 2

Granovetter
Zhao
Kraut et al

Question 3

Zhao

Answer 3

Positive

use of internet activities that involve helping people connect e.g email, chat, social media website have a positive effects on social ties, they strengthen relationship between people

Question 4

Kraut

Answer 4

Positive

They found the internet played a key role in helping to maintain and develop social ties with others

Question 5

Negative effects

Answer 5

Turkle

Question 6

Turkle

Answer 6

Negative

Social media/ media has made people alone together.
Goldilocks effect, nothing is good enough and they are always wanting more but will go at it alone and want to be alone. ‘They want what they cant have’
Compermining children’s development with socialisation ‘no one listens to me’