Technological communicative tools have effectively changed the nature of people's social interaction and relationships. Devices such as mobile phones which are equipped with applications like WhatsApp, WeChat and Instagram, for instance, have provided people with the chance of contacting their acquaintances and family members without their physical presence, and which have also enabled them to remarkably improve their social relationships. Thus, this study aims to examine the effect of WhatsApp in enhancing social interaction between family members and bringing them closer to each other. It attempts to analyze the findings of a questionnaire distributed to 10 female participants and study 8 WhatsApp conversations. The study reveals that WhatsApp paves the way for effective interaction between family members specifically brothers and sisters. It also finds that the use of WhatsApp emojis helps in developing domestic relations and in accounting for gender differences regarding using them.

Technological communicative tools have effectively changed the nature of people's social interaction and relationships. Devices such as mobile phones which are equipped with applications like WhatsApp, WeChat and Instagram, for instance, have provided people with the chance of contacting their a...