Modern children’s sub-culture

The article presents an attempt to identify the main characteristics of children’s information environment and show their influence on the psychology of modern children. In the analysis of modern market of toys, books and movies, the author states some of the paradoxes of modern socio-cultural situa...

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Main Author: Smirnova E.O.
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2015-10-01
Series:Консультативная психология и психотерапия
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Online Access:http://psyjournals.ru/en/mpj/2015/n4/smirnova.shtml
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description The article presents an attempt to identify the main characteristics of children’s information environment and show their influence on the psychology of modern children. In the analysis of modern market of toys, books and movies, the author states some of the paradoxes of modern socio-cultural situation. One of them is the fact that the ma¬jority of information products for children are not designed for the age peculiarities of its destination. Other paradox is that increased demands on cognitive development of children combined with overly caring attitude to their physical security and autonomy. The desire to make the life of their children easier, to protect them from any risk, effort and hardship is the dominant trend of modern education. As a result, children are setting on consumption, which is amplified by the expansion of modern media and video production for children. In the second part of the article discusses the problems of modern children due to the characteristics of children’s subculture. Among them, the underdevelopment of the motive sphere, disorders of speech development, lack of imagination, communication difficulties, lack of autonomy and self-organization. The author concludes that mordern children’s subculture inhibits the development of personality of the child and leads to deficiency of motivation.
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spelling doaj.art-c0097e2a62c4422dba57d03f3f5e733c2022-12-21T17:33:57ZrusMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationКонсультативная психология и психотерапия2075-34702311-94462015-10-01234253510.17759/cpp.2015230403Modern children’s sub-cultureSmirnova E.O.0Moscow State University of Psychology & EducationThe article presents an attempt to identify the main characteristics of children’s information environment and show their influence on the psychology of modern children. In the analysis of modern market of toys, books and movies, the author states some of the paradoxes of modern socio-cultural situation. One of them is the fact that the ma¬jority of information products for children are not designed for the age peculiarities of its destination. Other paradox is that increased demands on cognitive development of children combined with overly caring attitude to their physical security and autonomy. The desire to make the life of their children easier, to protect them from any risk, effort and hardship is the dominant trend of modern education. As a result, children are setting on consumption, which is amplified by the expansion of modern media and video production for children. In the second part of the article discusses the problems of modern children due to the characteristics of children’s subculture. Among them, the underdevelopment of the motive sphere, disorders of speech development, lack of imagination, communication difficulties, lack of autonomy and self-organization. The author concludes that mordern children’s subculture inhibits the development of personality of the child and leads to deficiency of motivation.http://psyjournals.ru/en/mpj/2015/n4/smirnova.shtmlchildren’s subcultureand information products for childrentoyscartoonscomputer games and programsindependenceself-organizationpersonality
spellingShingle Smirnova E.O.
Modern children’s sub-culture
Консультативная психология и психотерапия
children’s subculture
and information products for children
toys
cartoons
computer games and programs
independence
self-organization
personality
title Modern children’s sub-culture
title_full Modern children’s sub-culture
title_fullStr Modern children’s sub-culture
title_full_unstemmed Modern children’s sub-culture
title_short Modern children’s sub-culture
title_sort modern children s sub culture
topic children’s subculture
and information products for children
toys
cartoons
computer games and programs
independence
self-organization
personality
url http://psyjournals.ru/en/mpj/2015/n4/smirnova.shtml
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