Communication Technologies, Social Tolerance, and Relationship Persistence

通信技术、社会宽容和关系持久性

• 批准号: 1754863
• 负责人: Keith Hampton
• 金额: $ 11.8万
• 依托单位: Michigan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-05-15 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1754863&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Communication; Technologies; Social; Tolerance; Relationship

Contrary to much current opinion, new communication technologies may facilitate the persistence of social contact and the maintenance of social ties. In so doing, they may increase exposure to a variety of opinions and backgrounds and thereby increase social cohesion and social tolerance. Through the everyday use of new technologies, relationships may be less transitory than in the recent past and people may be increasingly aware of diversity within their personal network of relationships. These trends may aid in the diffusion of information and attitudes between individuals and groups that may otherwise be sparsely or infrequently connected. This project focuses on inter-generational relationships in the context of children departing rural communities for post-secondary educationThe goal of this research is to pre-test the design and measures for a longitudinal study into how the use of new communication technologies is related to the stability and durability of people?s relationships, and how awareness of acquaintances? activities might influence social tolerance. Rural communities and the life course transition of a child leaving the community for post-secondary education provides a unique context in which to study these effects. Children who leave for post-secondary education gain experience and diversity, but often do not return to their rural communities. Individuals experience a loss of intergenerational contact, and the rural community does not benefit from the children?s experience. This research uses a mixed methods approach, a survey administered over the internet and by telephone of a sample of first-generation students from rural communities and at least one of their parents or guardians, and a series of interviews with rural households. The survey and interviews will collect information on a variety of processes related to persistence and awareness, including variation in technology use, relational maintenance, social support, and cross-generational contact.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

与当前的许多观点相反，新的通信技术可能有助于社会联系的持续和社会关系的维持。 这样做，他们可以更多地接触各种意见和背景，从而增强社会凝聚力和社会容忍度。 通过每天使用新技术，关系可能不像最近那样短暂，人们可能越来越意识到他们个人关系网络的多样性。这些趋势可能有助于信息和态度在个人和群体之间的传播，否则这些个人和群体可能联系稀少或不经常联系。 本项目的重点是代际关系的背景下，离开农村社区的儿童接受中学后教育本研究的目标是预先测试的设计和措施的纵向研究如何使用新的通信技术是有关的稳定性和持久性的人？的关系，以及如何认识熟人？这些活动可能会影响社会容忍度。农村社区和儿童离开社区接受中学后教育的生命历程转变为研究这些影响提供了独特的背景。 离开学校接受中学后教育的儿童获得了经验和多样性，但往往不会返回农村社区。个人经历了代际接触的损失，农村社区没有从孩子们那里受益？的经验。这项研究采用了混合方法，通过互联网和电话对来自农村社区的第一代学生及其父母或监护人中至少一人进行了抽样调查，并对农村家庭进行了一系列访谈。调查和访谈将收集与持久性和意识相关的各种过程的信息，包括技术使用的变化、关系维护、社会支持和跨代接触。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。