The information revolution has shaped a new generation. Our study focused on the relation between the social networks that benefit from the opportunities arising from information technologies and the communication behaviors of Generation 2000 university students. According to the findings of this research, in Turkey, university students’ use of mobile Internet and social networks is increasing and becoming widespread when compared to that observed in the previous years. For both Generation 2000 and others in Turkey, Facebook is the preferred network. In contrast to the expectations, our study showed that members of Generation 2000 in Turkey do not exhibit difficulty in using electronic communication. These technologies prevent face-to-face communication, determine social networks to a certain degree, and remove the above-mentioned contradiction. We found that Generation 2000 in Turkey is aware of information technology and the possible negative effects of electronic social networks. Finally, we noted that Generation 2000 in Turkey is addicted neither to the Internet nor to electronic social networks.

In this study, the use of smartphones by children during family dinners at home and the e-communication behaviors of children through their smartphones at dinnertime were examined from the perspective of parents. The objectives were to determine children’s use of smartphones and priority they give to their smartphones, to find out the effect of such use and priority on the importance given to family dinners at home, and to examine whether such use and priority make it difficult for the family to come together for dinner. A new scale was developed to determine children’s use of smartphones and their e-communication behaviors through their smartphones during dinnertime. The findings showed that the priority given to smartphones made it challenging for the family to come together for dinner and that the use of smartphones during the meal had a negative effect on the dinner; additionally, the priority given to smartphones affected the dinner not only negatively but also positively. This contradiction was interpreted based on the assumption that the priority given to smartphones by children makes it difficult for the family to gather for dinner. On the other hand, when the children keep their smartphones in a passive position but at a reachable distance, the importance and concentration they give to the meal could increase.

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This research is focused on the subject of boredom in the families during the stay-at-home process forced by coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The literature on boredom was reviewed, and then the qualitative research was designed with the open-ended questions appropriate for the subject and purpose. The research was conducted between April 20 and 29, 2020, in Istanbul, Turkey, with the participation of 264 families. The most significant findings of the research showed that family members accustomed to active life experienced boredom more during the stay-at-home process, they utilized information technologies very often to overcome boredom, the importance of time spent at home increased, involuntary behaviors such as overeating and snacking became common, the livelihood difficulties and fear of unemployment increased boredom, nevertheless, no conflict occurred between the family members, and the process taught to be patient and strong.