A Study of the Impact of Social Media on Family Structure Change
Abstract
With the rapid development of Internet technology, social media has become an indispensable part of modern society. The popularization of social media has profoundly affected all aspects of family life, and traditional family structures and interaction patterns are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The impact of social media on family structure is a complex process, which not only breaks down geographical boundaries to a certain extent and creates opportunities for family members to strengthen their ties with each other, but also reduces the number of face-to-face exchanges to a certain extent, which obviously affects the mode of communication and frequency of interaction of modern families. In such a context, it is of great theoretical and practical importance to study in depth the changing family structure in the era of social media. This study aims to explore and reveal the influence of social media on family power structure, boundary function and emotional identity from different perspectives through the questionnaire method, so as to grasp the law of change of family structure in the era of social media. Through this study, it can be found that the current development of social media plays a role in reshaping and negotiating boundaries, as well as changing and balancing the power structure of Chinese families.
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