Fill in the Blanks Internet and familiesOnline version Listening activity by LBG lbg 1 Much has been said about how anti - social the Internet and are . The truth is however , according to new research , technology is bringing people closer together . A study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found family members were keeping in regular today more than ever before . And this is all down to e - mail , , our and . It makes sense . Years ago , it took a long time to write a letter , then find an envelope and go to the post office to buy a stamp and post it . Today we write while we wait for our change in the convenience store and they ? re sent in an . Having Internet telephone also helps us to stay in more often and for longer . Everyone ? s at it , from five - year - olds to tech - savvy grandparents . According to the Pew survey , technology has a very positive effect on communication within families . Researchers asked 2 , 252 adults whether new technologies had increased the quality of with their family . Fifty - three percent said it increased communication with family members they did not live with , two per cent said technology decreased this . Numbers were similar for those living in the same house as their family . The project director Lee Rainey said : " There's a new kind of being built inside of families with these technologies " . Survey co - author Barry Wellman agreed : " It used to be [ that ] husbands went off to work , wives went off to a different job or else stayed home ? and the kids went off to school ? and not until 5 : 30 , 6 o'clock did they ever connect , " he said .
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