THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AMONG YOUTH

<p class="x-----------" xml:lang="en-US">The <span class="char-style-override-1">urgency</span> is due to the virtualization of communication in modern society, especially among young people, affecting social relations and social support services. Stressed the need for a more in-depth study of network virtualization of social relations of society, due to the ambiguous consequences of this phenomenon among the youth.</p><p class="x-----------" xml:lang="en-US"><span class="char-style-override-1">Purpose. </span>Analyze classic and contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of social ties and social support in terms of technological progress.</p><p class="x-----------" xml:lang="en-US"><span class="char-style-override-1">Results.</span> The article presents a sociological analysis of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of problems of interaction and social support among youth through strong and weak social ties in cyberspace and in the real world.</p><p class="x-----------" xml:lang="en-US"><span class="char-style-override-1">Practical implications.</span> The analysis gives the opportunity for a wide range of examining social relations in various fields of sociology, such as sociology of youth, sociology of communications.</p>

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