Time displacement

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This article discusses a concept in sociology. For the concept in physics, see time dilation.

Time displacement in sociology refers to the idea that new form of activities may replace older ones. For example, the Internet users may substitute time online for attention to functionally equivalent social and media activities (face to face interaction, watching television, reading printed media, etc.). Earlier, television has had a similar effect, shifting people's time from listening to radio or attending movie theaters to watching television in their homes. Those technologies have shown to lead to significant declines in out-of-home socializing, in-home conversation, housework, personal care activities, and even sleep.

[edit] References

• Paul DiMaggio, Eszter Hargittai1, W. Russell Neuman, and John P. Robinnson, Social Implications of the Internet, Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 27: 307-336 (Volume publication date August 2001), (doi:10.1146/annurev.soc.27.1.307) [1]

[edit] See also

• Time_dilation#Time_dilation_and_space_flight
• Parkinson's law