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Published 11/05/2009 by CNET News.com


Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation

Although technology and the Internet have taken a beating in the past for potentially limiting people's social interaction, a new study from the Pew Research Center has found that the opposite might be true.

According to a Pew Internet Personal Networks...

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...study found that "the extent of social isolation has hardly changed since 1985, contrary to concerns that the prevalence of severe isolation has tripled since then." Pew said that 6 percent...
Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation [CNET News.com - 11/05/2009]
...currently has "no one with whom they can discuss important matters or who they consider to be 'especially significant' in their life."
Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation [CNET News.com - 11/05/2009]
...frequently "are much more likely to confide in someone who is of another race." Users who share photos...
Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation [CNET News.com - 11/05/2009]

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