During the past decade, technology has become more pervasive, encroaching more and more on our lives. Computers, cell phones, and the internet have an enormous influence not only on how we function at work, but also on how we communicate and interact outside the office. Researchers have been documenting the effect that these types of technology have on individuals, families, and other social groups. Their work addresses questions that relate to how people use computers, cell phones, and the internet, how they integrate their use of new technology into daily routines, and how family function, social relationships, education, and socialization are changing as a result. This research is being conducted in a number of countries, by scientists from a variety of disciplines, who publish in very different places. The result is that it is difficult for researchers and students to get a current and coherent view of the research literature. This book brings together the leading researchers currently investigating the impact of information and communication technology outside of the workplace. Its goal is to develop a consolidated view of what we collectively know in this fast-changing area, to evaluate approaches to data collection and analysis, and to identify future directions for research. The book will appeal to professionals and students in social psychology, human-technology interaction, sociology, and communication.

1. Social Studies of Domestic Information and Communication Technologies, Malcom Brynin and Robert Kraut Information Technology and Social Change 2. Protraits of American Internet Use: Frindings from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, John B. Horrigan 3. Passing By and Passing Through, Ben Anderson 4. Older People and New Technologies, Yoel Raban and Malcom Brynin 5. Information Technology and Family Time Displacement, John P. Robinson and Jos De Haan 6. Examining the Impact of Internet Use on TV Viewing: Details Make a Difference, Robert Kraut, Sara Kiesler, Bonka Boneva, and Irina Shlovski 7. The Neutered Computer, Malcom Brynin Technology is Context--Home, Family, and Community 8. The Consumption Junction Revisited: Networks and Contexts, Maria Bakardjieva 9. Designing the Family Portal for Home Networking, Alladi Venkatesh, Steven Chen, Victor M. Gonzalez 10. Children's Privacy Online: Experimenting with Boundaries Within and Beyond the Family, Sonia Livingstone 11. Children's Home Internet Use: Antecedents and Psychological, Social & Academic Consequences, Linda A. Jackson, Alexander von Eye, Frank A. Biocca, Gretchen Barbatsis, Yong Zhao, and Hiram E. Fitzgerald 12. Social and Civic Participation in a Community Network, John M. Carroll, Mary Beth Rosson, Andrea Kavanaugh, Wendy Schafer, Jason Snook, Philip Isenhour New Technology in Teenage Life 13. Teens on the Internet: Interpersonal Connection, Identity, and Information, Patricia M. Greenfield, Elisheva F. Gross, Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Lalita K. Suzuki and Brendesha Tynes 14. Teenage Communication in the Instant Messaging Era, Bonka Boneva, Amy Quinn, Robert Kraut, Sara Kiesler, and Irina Shklovski 15. Control, Emancipation, and Status: The Mobile Telephone in the Teen's Parental and Peer Group Control Relationships, Rich Ling and Brigitte Yttri 16. Intimate Connections: Contextualizing Japanese Youth and Mobile Messaging, Mizuko Ito and Daisuke Okabe The Internet and Social Relationships 17. The Internet and Social Interaction: A Meta-analysis and Critique of Studies, 1995-2003, Irina Shklovski, Sara Kiesler, and Robert Kraut 18. Communication Technology and Friendship During the Transition From High School to College, Jonathon N. Cummings, John B. Lee, and Robert Kraut 19. Considering the Interactions: The Effects of the Internet on Self and Society, Katelyn Y.A. McKenna and Gwendolyn Seidman 20. Rhythms and Ties: Towards a Pragmatics of Technologically-mediated Sociability, Christian Licoppe and Zbigniew Smoreda