The internet as interpersonal media: Case of Serbia

Sociologija

关键词: The internet;    personal networks;    email;    instant messenger;    Skype;   

DOI  :  10.2298/SOC1303417P

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Bearing in mind that modern technological tools for communication play anintegral role in sustaining of social relationships, the aim of this articleis to determine whether the internet has been replacing face to face (FtF)contacts in sustaining interpersonal relationships and are there some aspectsof personal networks contact that are handled by interpersonal media of theinternet, email and IM (Instant Messenger). The analysis has been performedon two levels, first through examination of existing studies on this subject,and second, trough a survey on communicational use of the internet in Serbia,conducted in the period 2011-2012. on the sample of 1063 respondents andthrough 15 indepth interviews. The obtained results are similar to those fromthe vast body of other research, meaning that the internet doesn’t replaceFtF contacts, but also that the internet`s interpersonal media are becomingmore and more important in handling some aspects of personal networksconnections. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 36022]

【 授权许可】

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