Social surfing as a risk in forming of civil subjectivity of teenagers

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to characterize the phenomenon of social surfing, taking into account its role in the development of civil subjectivity of teenagers The social surfing of teenagers is interpreted as a consequence and a peculiar reaction of the individual to the transitivity of the informative society. The main methods of the research were the method of theoretical modeling, as well as the method of peer review, which allowed to design and discuss the model of changing of civil subjectivity of teenagers in the conditions of social surfing. Work with the experts (n = 10) was conducted in the form of a semi-standardized interview with the use of indirect questions and ranking. As a result, the mechanism of changing social priorities is described, a detailed description of the targets of teenahers choosing a similar strategy is given, factors determining the negative impact of social surfacing on the formingt of civil subjectivity of teenagers are described. The results of the research allow to expand the scientific understanding of the specifics of the teenager's personal development and the development of his civil subjectivity in the context of globalization, informatization and transitivity of modern society, taking into account the risk of social surfing. The model can be taken as a basis for conducting empirical studies of the phenomenon of civil subjectivity, since it allows to operationalize this construct. © 2018 Transilvanian Association for the Literarure and Culture of Romanian People (ASTRA).