Illustrating the fascinating intersections of online media and new kinship, this book presents
a study of the increasing numbers of single women and lesbian couples reproducing by …

Popular media and policy discussions of digital health for supporting older people in the
'super-aged'context of Japan often focus on novel technologies in development, such as …

In recent years, social media content has played an increasingly significant role in the legal
processing of asylum claims in Europe. This article investigates the role of such content in …

In the context of global migration, diaspora's use of digital media to maintain transnational
connections has become a focus of intense research. By deploying the walkthrough method …

Since the mid-2000s, a number of Western countries have witnessed an increase in the
number of children born into 'alternative'or 'queer'families. Parallel with this queer baby …

People are today located in media ecosystems in which a variety of ICT devices and
platforms coexist and complement each other to fulfil users' heterogeneous requirements …

Intimacy is a key social goal and the fundamental basis of close social relationships. Current
social relationships and the interactions through which they are created and maintained are …

This chapter's goal is to explore the LATT couples' gender roles and practices in
transnational settings. Differentiating between sex and gender, it explores the historical …

Over the past several decades, the growing accessibility of information and communication
technologies (ICTs), especially the mobile phone and the internet, have emancipated …

This qualitative research study explores the implications of parental and child smartphone
use on parent-child and family relationships. It also explores the role of smartphones in …