iGRIB
Intergenerational Relations in Broadband Societies (2013-2018)
The project in short
This project explores intergenerational relations in broadband societies. The relationships between social generations will be analysed by using survey data sets collected from Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the UK in 1996 and 2009, and from Finland in 2011. Relationships between family generations will be studied by using the Finnish Time Use Survey 2009-2010,collected by Statistics Finland, as well as family group interviews which will be collected from Finland, Italy and the UK. In terms of theory, the project aims to develop a theoretical idea of digital continuum. This is contrary to prior studies which have seen clear-cut divisions between digitally “native” and “immigrant” generations. The concept of intermediary (alternatively, proxy) persons will be applied to understand which generation, or a part of it, facilitates others’ participation in broadband societies.
Research Visits
- 16.6.-5.7.2014 University of Udine, Italy.
- 19.11.-22.11.2014 University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- 7.6.-28.6.2016 IN3, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
Conferences organised
- International Workshop on Geerations, the Life Course and Digital Technologies (GOLDEN), Lyhty-building, University of Jyväskylä, 3.-4.11.2015.
Presentations
- Sakari Taipale (2017) Digital generations from the life course perspective. Research seminar organised by The Communication Networks & Social Change (CN&SC) Research Group of the IN3, Castelldelfels, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain, 12.6.2017.
- Sakari Taipale (2017) ”Digitaalinen elämä ja yhdessäolemisen uudet muodot”, Keynote speech at Sosiaalityön tutkimuksen päivät 2017, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Riitta Hänninen, Armi Korhonen, and Sakari Taipale (2016) Refamilization in the Broadband Society – the Effects of ICT on the Family Relations in Finland. International Workshop on Generations, the Life Course and Digital Technologies (GOLDEN), Lyhty-building, University of Jyväskylä, 3.-4.11.2015.
- Sakari Taipale, Andraž Petrovčič, and Vesna Dolničar: Forms of intergenerational family solidarity in relation to ICT usage: Cases of Finland and Slovenia. International Workshop on Generations, the Life Course and Digital Technologies (GOLDEN), Lyhty-building, University of Jyväskylä, 3.-4.11.2015.
- Sakari Taipale, Andraž Petrovčič & Vesna Dolničar (2015) Intergenerational solidarity within the family in relation to ICT usage. COST Action IS1311 Intergenerational Family Solidarity across Europe, University of Juan Carlos, Mosteles Campus, Madrid - Spain, 6th to 7th October 2015.
- Sakari Taipale (2015) Generationally differentiated uses of the Internet: analysing the synchronous and asynchronous modes of online communication. Understanding Global Digital Cultures Conference, 25 & 26 April 2015 , Hong Kong:
- Sakari Taipale (2014) A generational perspective on the synchronicity and a-synchronicity of online communication, the BSA Annual Conference 2014, Leeds, UK. (Stream Name: Culture, Media, Sport and Consumption; 23/04/2014 at 09:30 - 11:30)
- Academy of Finland: grant no. 265986