Digital technologies and public life in Istanbul: Socio-demographic patterns and urban implications

Altanlar A., Eren İ., Aktuğlu Aktan E. Ö.

CITIES, cilt.165, ss.1-11, 2025 (SSCI)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 165
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106179
  • Dergi Adı: CITIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, Avery, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Environment Index, Index Islamicus, PAIS International, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-11
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Digital interactions have been observed to weaken physical social bonds, diminishing the sense of social belonging and fostering homogenized identities within online environments. This transformation in public spaces and social relationships demonstrates the reshaping effect of digitalization on social structures. This study examines the effects of digital technologies on societal life, encompassing dimensions such as social isolation, media influence, homogenization, placelessness, technology-induced social anxiety, and digital addiction. The findings are derived from descriptive analyses, t-tests, ANOVA, ANOVA-Bonferroni, and Post Hoc statistical methods applied to data from 400 participants aged 18 and over in Istanbul. The results reveal that the societal impacts of digital technologies are uniformly perceived across diverse age, education, and socio-economic groups. A notable gender distinction was observed in the dimensions of social isolation and digital addiction, with males scoring higher in these areas. At the same time, married individuals displayed higher levels of digital addiction than singles. These findings underscore that digitalization is driving profound shifts across all segments of society, increasingly shaping individuals' everyday lives.