social media and families

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Social Media and Families
Electronic gadgets make a fundamental component of human life today. Besides being instruments for dispersing information, they also serve for entertainment and make a good pass time. This paper explores the role and importance of current information and entertainment gadgets to the present family.
I think I would successfully go twenty-four hours without my phone, the television or music, but that would entirely depend on the form of activity I am involved in and how engaging it is. The same would influence the difficulty of the process and the feeling of lack. My success at that will mostly be struggle-free if I am involved in a social and fun event that eliminates the temptation to check my phone or to play some music. Such activities would be nature-walking, wildlife viewing or mental work, such as data analysis.
Forms of communication, including phones and social media, make it easier to communicate and to transmit information, hence keeping in constant touch with family members who may be far (Kennedy, Smith, Wells & Wellman 25). Social media keeps people connected without having to meet physically. Family members may have never met their entire life, but social media gives them the chance to interact and share photos, and this brings about the feeling of togetherness and connectedness (Kennedy, Smith, Wells & Wellman 25). The time spent together in entertainment, such as watching television is precious for bonding, understanding one another or discussing matters relevant to the family (Kennedy, Smith, Wells & Wellman 15).

In that manner, social media enhances the quality of communication amongst family members who are away from each other. Modern forms of entertainment at home bring the family together at one particular time, and that enhances interaction and bonding.

Work Cited
 Kennedy, Tracy L.M., Smith, A., Wells, A.T., Wellman, B. Networked Families. Pew Research Centre, Toronto, 2008, http://www.pewinternet.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Files/Reports/2008/PIP_Networked_Family.pdf.pdf. Accessed 2 Jan 2019.