Impact of digital communication on relationships Flashcards
What sociologists discuss the positive effects of digital communication and relationships?
- Granovetter
- Shaw & Grant
- Kraut
What sociologists discuss the negative effects of digital communication and relationships?
- Turkle
- Clayton
- Miller
Who talks about strong and weak ties?
Granovetter
What does Granovetter discuss about digital communication and relationships?
- Relationships are broken into weak ties (acquaintances) and strong ties (close friends/family).
- Weak ties are just as important as they create connections online. Removing them could damage someone’s social network.
Who says that people who use the internet for social purposes are able to maintain their offline relationships, making them potentially stronger and more positive?
Kraut
What does Kraut say about digital communication and relationships?
People who use the internet for social purposes are able to maintain their offline relationships, making them potentially stronger and more positive.
Who says we are ‘alone together’?
Turkle
What does Turkle say about relationships and digital communication?
- Digital communication distances us from eachother. We are ‘alone together’.
- People’s offline relationships may suffer due to amount of time people spend online.
Who discusses ‘twitter related’ conflict?
Clayton
What does Clayton discuss about digital communication and relationships?
- Spoke to a group of twitter users and found the more active someone was on Twitter, the more likely they were to report ‘twitter related’ conflict with partners.
(people being frustrated with time spent online and what was said, also can lead to infidelity and divorce)
Who wrote the book ‘tales of facebook’ which discusses the impact of it on relationships?
Miller
What does Miller discuss about digital communication and relationships?
- In ‘Tales of Facebook’, he discussed how people are now using Facebook to find people and encourage relationships.
- However, it can break relationships, challenge privacy and social problems, and people are more likely to lie online.
- Though it can bring back the lives of people isolated by illness, age, or shyness.
What was Shaw & Grants study which linked to digital communication and relationships?
- They felt the public had a negative opinion of the internet as it was related to depression, loneliness and stress.
- They designed a study to test that internet usage can affect users beneficially.
- They found internet use decreases loneliness and depression significantly, while social support and self-esteem increased.
Who’s study challenged the public opinion on the internet?
Shaw & Grant
