Koroleva. [A study of the daily life of modern teenagers: the presence in social networks as an integral component of communication]

Abstract:
The article introduces the methodologies of the study of the everyday life of modern teenagers which can simultaneously be used to everyday events tracking occurring in real and virtual space: «Online and offline diary» and «15 minutes». The data of pilot studies showed that the teenager`s online performance is mainly presented in a form of communication in social networks. We have discovered that the on- and offline convergence of space for growth is inseparable from respondents themselves. Through the active use of social networks, a modern teenager is able to be present in different socialenvironments simultaneously. Constant checking news and posts in social networks is a new, peculiar to teenage daily ritual. The so-called «red zones», where a teenager consciously waives the possibility of «escape» into a parallel reality, are linked to significant events in everyday life, while a feeling of boredom brings to life the compensation through «getting about» in virtual space.