Negative Impacts On Relationships

Question 1

KATZ

Answer 1

‘To type is not to be human, to be in cyberspace is not to be real; all is pretence and alienation, a poor substitute for the real thing.’
- online people can hide behind false identities, which allows for fraud, and manipulation.

Question 2

STOLL

Answer 2

Argued online communication encourages isolation and replaces authentic and long lasting friendship with superficial online contacts.

Question 3

TURKLE

Answer 3

Argues dc tools distance people from one another because they are ‘alone together’.

Question 4

PALMER

Answer 4

Is critical of parents who leave their children to be ‘babysat’ by technology and called this ‘toxic parenting’ — this results in children feeling increasingly isolated and being unable to relate to other offline.

Question 5

JONES

Answer 5

Highlights the increases in cyber bullying, cyberstalking and teolling

Question 6

CLAYTON

Answer 6

Carried out 581 interviews with Twitter users and found the more an individual used Twitter, the more likely they were to report ‘Twitter related conflict’ with partners — included conflict over the amount of time their partners spent online.