Families & Technology

Sociological assemblage of family, digital tech, generations, & the life course. Check out our new edited book published by Policy Press (2018).

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

“That's What Google Is For”: How Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Young Adults Use Technology to Navigate Family Relationships: Social Sciences & Humanities Book Chapter | IGI Global https://t.co/nedt5GXDL6

[MCS Journal @MCSjournal]

When software indeed provoked reflection among the users: @shgnbn and @jvelkova propose a new methodology to analyse the meaning of metrics in digital environments https://t.co/HsERyxqCwD #OnlineFirst

[Monash Arts @Monash_Arts]

Great piece by Dr Barbara Barbosa Neves [@barbaraneves] on how social distancing measures are affecting older Australians. https://t.co/YytrZAG2Oz

[Polity @politybooks]

Our 2020 #media #communication #culturalstudies catalogue is now online @ https://t.co/krg3QW1DwX with new books by @mpesce @simonlindgren @TonyDSpamson @TimMarkham @LanceBennett1 @angelamcrobbie @LinaDencik @jrschlosberg @DrTVLotz @aswinp @ElinorRennie @JamesShanahan & many more

[Discover Society @DiscoverSoc]

We've started a new column for short pieces that address #COVID19 from a social science (broadly conceived) perspective - it will be updated on a regular basis - please get in touch if you would like to contribute https://t.co/O5y3a2tNwO

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

Smartphones, Social Media and Surveillance in Everyday Family Life - Danish National Research Database https://t.co/zWj6wtMo96

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

“Results revealed that some couples have developed explicit rules about technology use, but many couples relied on implicit rules or had not communicated about technology-related issues.” https://t.co/ANiXDz10zm

[Sonia Livingstone @Livingstone_S]

76% pre-school children use technology including tablets, smartphones, PCs or laptops, vs. 23% in 2009

Almost a third use a digital assistant such as Alexa or Siri

Two in five have their own connected device as do over half of those aged three to four

https://t.co/F9ZEkiVn3q

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

‘Millennials and ICT—Findings from the Technology 4 Young Adults (T4YA) project: An Exploratory Study’ by @HannahRMarston https://t.co/LlCdjtPcjG

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

Can children benefit from early internet exposure? Short- and long-term links between internet use, digital skill, and academic performance https://t.co/eXy3Iaq5Xn

[Sonia Livingstone @Livingstone_S]

Social Media Has Not Destroyed a Generation   - Scientific American https://t.co/RBfKjnhzTq

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

“Syncing with Families: Using Technology in Early Childhood Programs” https://t.co/YCamCdaod1

[Sonia Livingstone @Livingstone_S]

Half of eight-year-olds are signed up to social media using false age https://t.co/FUOyAhL3KI

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

Interesting new paper on refugee family separation and digital tech: https://t.co/fc4U5BNYob

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

Youth Digital Practices: Results from Belgian and French Projects | SpringerLink https://t.co/7nRQXQBZrh

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

The Role, Benefits, and Concerns of Digital Technology in the Family Justice System - Hodson - 2019 - Family Court Review - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/4EXpPt4ULZ

[Families & Technology @FamiliesAndTech]

“digital domestic practices are influenced by financial decision-making processes in households; life transitions and changes in social and personal relationships (...); changes regarding the desirability and accessibility of digital service” https://t.co/RztWUz30e2

[Digital Sociology @BSADigitalSoc]

"Digital Safety in the Era of Connected Cots and Talking Teddies"
https://t.co/Z0aKxvwMAk

[Digital Sociology @BSADigitalSoc]

Are you interested in meeting other digital sociologists? Want to learn about what people are doing? Find collaborators for your projects? Shape the direction of our study group? Come along to our networking event @britsoci meeting rooms on July 17th in London!