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The social impact of e-ICTs

Everyday life in the early twentyfirst century is increasingly shaped by electronic information and communications technologies — e-ICTs. We need to use longitudinal methods to measure the social effects of new technologies.

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In common with previous ICT revolutions, different groups in society emphasise different potential impacts of new technologies on current ways of life:

■ Some groups focus on how the individual use of new media technologies can result in social isolation — although recent research suggests that electronic media technologies are increasingly used in social contexts and for social ends.

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