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What Is a ‘Digital Family’?

Sakari Taipale

subject

business.industryInformation and Communications TechnologyPerceptionmedia_common.quotation_subjectInternet privacyBasic levelExtended familySocial mediaSociologybusinessmedia_common

description

This chapter introduces the concept of the digital family. Digital families are one form of distributed extended families, consisting of related individuals living in one or more households who utilize at least basic level information and communication technologies and social media applications to stay connected and maintain a sense of unity. The strengths and limitations of the notion are discussed, assessing its usefulness vis-a-vis neighbouring concepts. The chapter ends with the discussion of the perception of family in the three countries studied, Finland, Italy and Slovenia, and of the differences found between them.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11947-8_2