Web Use and Net Nerds: A Neofunctionalist Analysis of the Impact of Information Technology in the Home
Year: 2003
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This article investigates the impact of use of the Worldwide Web on patterns of sociability. Its sets out a neofunctionalist model of socio-technological innovation that is designed to explore prospectively the impact of innovations in areas such as information and communications technology on the full range of sociable and nonsociable activities. It uses evidence from a unique data set (a nationally representative time diary panel study collected in the U.K. for the period 1999–2001) to explore this model. It concludes that Internet use, contrary to “time-displacement” expectations, is not negatively associated with sociability.
Source: Social Forces
Author: J. Gershuny
Institution: University of Essex
Language: English
Subfield: General Social Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2108510477