Family Relationships in the Digital Era How Information and Communication Technology Connects and Disconnects Us

1. Family relationships in times of technological change, Kristiina Tammisalo, Mirkka Danielsbacka, and Antti O. Tanskanen; 2. Theories on family relationships in the digital world, Antti O. Tanskanen, Kristiina Tammisalo, and Mirkka Danielsbacka; 3. Meeting a partner online, Mirkka Danielsbacka and Antti O. Tanskanen; 4. Digital engagement and romantic relationship quality, Kristiina Tammisalo; 5. Fertility desires in the digital era, Anna Rotkirch and Venla Berg; 6. Technoference in parent–child relationships, Kristiina Tammisalo, Antti O. Tanskanen, and Brunella Fiore; 7. Technology-facilitated interaction in the parent–child relationship, Kristiina Tammisalo, Loretta Baldassar, and Brunella Fiore; 8. Sibling relationships in the digital environment, Antti O. Tanskanen and Mirkka Danielsbacka; 9. Intergenerational digital relationships in later life, Bruno Arpino and Loretta Baldassar; 10. What we have learned about the effects of technology on family relationships, Kristiina Tammisalo, Mirkka Danielsbacka, and Antti O. Tanskanen; Index

Biography

Kristiina Tammisalo is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Population Research Institute at Väestöliitto, the Family Federation of Finland. 

Mirkka Danielsbacka is a Full Professor of Sociology at the University of Turku, Finland. 

Antti O. Tanskanen is a Full Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Turku, Finland, and a Research Professor at the Population Research Institute at Väestöliitto, the Family Federation of Finland.

“This data-packed book will prove to be the single most important contribution to the ongoing debate about the impact of ICT on family life.”

-- Robin Dunbar, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology, University of Oxford, and author of 'Friends: Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships'