According to Pew foundation research, technology is changing how we relate to one another. Gadgets and communication tools are so prevalent in our everyday lives that the impact is bound to be pervasive and profound. But what will this impact be? And how do you feel about it? Are you aware of how technology is changing how you communication to people in your life? Is it improving your overall quality of life or is it becoming a hindrance? You decide…
“The internet, cell phones and social media have become key actors in the lives of many American couples. Technology is a source of support and communication as well as tension, and couples say it has both good and bad impacts on their relationships.”
According to the Pew study:
The overall impact of technology on long term relationships
- 10% of internet users who are married or partnered say that the internet has had a “major impact” on their relationship, and 17% say that it has had a “minor impact.” Fully 72% of married or committed online adults said the internet has “no real impact at all” on their partnership.
- 74% of the adult internet users who report that the internet had an impact on their marriage or partnership say the impact was positive. Still, 20% said the impact was mostly negative, and 4% said it was both good and bad.
Tech as a source of support and communication
- 25% of married or partnered adults who text have texted their partner when they were both home together.
- 21% of cell owners or internet users in a committed relationship have felt closer to their spouse or partner because of exchanges they had online or via text message.
- 9% have resolved an argument with their partner online or by text message that they were having difficulty resolving in person.
Tech as a source of tension
- 25% of cell phone owners in a marriage or partnership have felt their spouse or partner was distracted by their cell phone when they were together.
- 8% of internet users in a committed relationship have had an argument with their spouse or partner about the amount of time one of them was spending online.
- 4% of internet users in a committed relationship have gotten upset at something that they found out their spouse or partner was doing online.
More via Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project.
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April 25, 2014 • 5:32 am 0
SSIR x Bridgespan: Achieving Transformative Scale | Stanford Social Innovation Review
At last it seems that the popularity with cost controls, efficiency and outcomes measurement is fueling a transformative process within the generally intelligent conversation within philanthropic circles: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts–especially when that whole includes shared agendas and resources among big social sector players. Let us explain…
Philanthropy seems to be coming of age as the movements of technological change, knowledge management and philanthropy’s focus on impact and outcomes come together to make never before imaginable things plausible and maybe even possible. Philanthropy is considering interesting new ways of seeing social problems and conjuring up new relationships and constructs to build a new conversation that speaks big solutions for big problems.
The Policy ThinkShop calls your attention to this important series being offered by the Stanford Social Innovation Review …
“No question vexes the social sector more than how to make the leap from incremental progress to actually solving social problems. Stanford Social Innovation Review, in collaboration with The Bridgespan Group, has created this eight-week blog series to explore pathways that social sector leaders around the world are pursuing to take solutions that work to a scale that truly transforms society. We hope you’ll join the conversation.”
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