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title: "Technology and Family Closeness"
description: "One-quarter of adults believe internet and cell phones have brought their families closer together."
date: "2008-12-15"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2008/12/15/technology-and-family-closeness/"
---

# Technology and Family Closeness

One-quarter of adults (25%) believe internet and cell phones have brought their families closer together than their own family was when they were growing up. About one-in-ten (11%) believe new technologies have made their family less close than their childhood family, while 60% feel communication technology hasn’t made much of a difference. Those in families with the more technology available in the home are more likely to say their family is closer as a result of the technology. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/998/networked-families)