Affective Practices in Intergenerational Families of Left Behind Children from a Medium Materiality Perspective
With the help of in-depth interviews,this study focuses on intergenerational left-behind children.From the perspective of the medium materiality,it explores how left-behind children of different generations practiced different strategies based on the medium materiality,as well as the parent-child relationship and emotional connection underlying them.In general,the medium materiality and communication strategies of families with left-behind children across generations can be broadly categorized into three forms,i.e.,the"unstable connection"in the era of letters and landlines,the"limited connection"and mobility provided by the first-generation cell phones,and the"limited connection"and mobility provided by smartphones in the multi-medium environment.The"permanent connection"is provided by smart phones.Different generations of left-behind children show different emotional patterns in their growing up process,i.e.,"pretending to be strong","longing for connection",and"being close but distant".This paper also finds that the material availability of the media is not a linear evolutionary process,but rather a dynamic process and relationship based on different social contexts,which intertwines with the left-behind children's practices to produce different emotional experiences.
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