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Is face-to-face social contact declining in a mediated world

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2399360
AutoresRoger Patulny (0000-0003-4510-6987, University of Wollongong, autor correspondente), Claire Seaman (0000-0003-4818-5051, University of Wollongong), Claire Ellen Seaman (0000-0003-1565-4130, University of Wollongong)
Ano2017
Volume53
Fascículo2
Páginas285-302
Data de publicação2017-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1440-7833 • E-ISSN: 1741-2978
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1440783316674358
OpenAlexW2557140710
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas31

The rise in the network society might lead to a decline in face-to-face contact as people substitute it with more mediated forms, or an increase in both face-to-face and mediated contact as complements, with unknown consequences for social support. This article examines trends in social contact, mediated contact (phone, online, etc.), and social support in 2002, 2006 and 2010, using aggregated ABS General Social Survey data. Results show an aggregate decline in face-to-face contact and rise in mediated contact in Australia between 2002 and 2010, but no aggregate decline in perceived social support, and a strong positive individual-level association between both forms of contact and social support. There are, however, signs of an emerging class-based digital divide, with low-income older men and less educated respondents reporting lower levels of mediated contact and social support by 2010

Face (sociological concept) · Face-to-face · Phone · Social contact · Social science · Sociology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics