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    Study finds wireless ties binding families

    "While some have worried that technology has hurt family time, a new study shows that mobile phones and Internet connections are bringing family members closer together.

    “Having a telecommunications device on me keeps me on top of everythin...

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    Internet, Cellphones May Strengthen Family Unit, Study Finds

    "Parents and children might rush through their days in different directions, but the American family is as tight-knit as in the last generation -- or more so -- because of the widespread use of cellphones and the Internet, according to a new poll....

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    Hi-tech brings families together

    Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the net are helping them maintain social ties, says the Pew Internet report.

    Families are also among the keenest users of technology, the survey of 2,252 Americans revealed.

    It found...

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    US nuclear family also technology family

    "The typical American nuclear family is more likely than the rest of the population to own cellphones, use the Internet and have multiple computers at home, according to a survey released on Sunday.

    The survey of 2,252 adults by the Pew Int...

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    Texting taps out a family-friendly result

    "A family that texts together, stays together. Or at least it stays in touch better. Today's families with minor children are much more likely than any other household types to have cellphones and use the Internet, a study by the Pew Internet & A...

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    Internet brings families closer, study says

    "What's the matter with kids today? Sometimes it seems as if they spend all day texting and talking to their friends on the phone, ignore their parents at the dinner table, then run off to their computers to IM their friends and hang out on MySpac...

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    Technology shapes family lives, study finds

    "Tameika Taylor texts her husband, Ron, every day from her mobile phone to let him know how her day is going.

    Taylor also calls her daughter, Donnia, on her cell phone to make sure she and her brother, Byron, will be ready to be picked up f...

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DATA POINT

37%

of internet users ages 12-17 participate in video chats with others using applications such as Skype, Googletalk or iChat.

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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.