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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Family Dynamics: Difference Between Parents and Children

The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Family Dynamics: Difference Between Parents and Children

J. Dinesh Kumar, Arulchelvan Sriram
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 11 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 20
ISSN: 1935-5661|EISSN: 1935-567X|EISBN13: 9781522564805|DOI: 10.4018/IJICTHD.2019070101
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Kumar, J. Dinesh, and Arulchelvan Sriram. "The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Family Dynamics: Difference Between Parents and Children." IJICTHD vol.11, no.3 2019: pp.1-20. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTHD.2019070101

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Kumar, J. D. & Sriram, A. (2019). The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Family Dynamics: Difference Between Parents and Children. International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD), 11(3), 1-20. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTHD.2019070101

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Kumar, J. Dinesh, and Arulchelvan Sriram. "The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Family Dynamics: Difference Between Parents and Children," International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) 11, no.3: 1-20. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTHD.2019070101

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Abstract

ICT influence in various activities in the family is a periodical topic to study as the technological developments grow day by day. This research attempts to study the influence of ICT in various family activities with special reference to parent and children. 88 families from Chennai city were surveyed and interviewed to find the influence of ICT in usage, purpose, preference, leisure activities, depression time activities, and communication time. Findings found the changes occurred in families and their opinion on ICT usage in a contemporary family structure. It is found that parents and children use the ICT devices in a similar way except for preference of activity. Parents prefer ICT more for entertainment whereas children preference is for education, developing social networks, etc. Except for communication facilitation, family members feel that ICT has changed most of the family activities, but it is considered as modern and acceptable in today's digital world. Family members have both positive and negative opinions regarding ICT usage in their family.

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