Authors Meesh and Frenkel explore the relationships of ICT on the family system. Both authors see the family unit as goal driven influenced by environmental factors. The internet and ICT both have been recent phenomena on the dynamic of family interactions and the exposure of new media. Family cohesion has, and always will be, a central focus of many researchers. Influential factors such as workload, connectivity to workflow, separation due to employment seem to be the focus of this article. Family dichotomy has been in a state of flux since the advent of ever increasing influence from media.
My thoughts. This article is of interest because of relationships of individuals in the family. Yet these individuals must share space, or physical confines of domicile. Thus one thing this article did not cover more thoroughly is the fact that modern living spaces for the family home are being modified to fit the needs of computer and communication interaction. The kitchen, are even more a emphasized centralized meeting area, that are a command central to accommodate a computer or laptop, recharging device, and or general workstation area. Thus the ergonomics of interactions of families now are changing back to a centralized era were the land-line phone once occupied, mail is read. Yet of interest the additional den or workroom also has had added importance determination over the years accordingly into the floor plan minus the abundance of books once needed for references. When the Internet and mobile phones first entered the homes it branched out all over the areas of the house, stretching the relationships of interaction and monitoring. I feel they are becoming more centralized out of need for location, and security.
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