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New technologies in the communication between grandparents and grandchildren in Spain
Author(s)	Sandra Vidal, Johanna Menzinger
Journal title	Generations Review, vol 15, no 4, October 2005
Pages	pp 26-32
Source	(Editorial e-mail address) gr@ageing.ox.ac.uk
Keywords	Grandparents ; Grandchildren ; Communication ; Telephone ; Information technology ; Social surveys ; Spain.
Annotation	New technologies in communication (NTC) - that is use of mobile phones and the internet - are not as widespread in Spain compared to other European countries. The authors report on two questionnaire surveys distributed to 180 grandchildren aged 9-19 at four different schools in Madrid, and to 118 grandmothers and grandfathers in different institutions for older people in Madrid. The study concerned the frequency and content of face-to-face indirect (i.e. telephone and NCT) contact between the two generations, and their opinions on using NCT with each other. Results indicate that the majority of communication between grandparents and grandchildren tends to be in a frequent and direct way, and less frequently by email. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-051122205 A
Classmark	SW: SW5: U: UJ: UVB: 3F: 76S
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