The internet use by young generation from the city and countryside

Abstract

In current development phase of the informational society, there appear questions concerning benefits and dangers connected with functioning of children, youth and adults in the virtual reality. The role of representants of the young generation also changes in the informational society. They often get the knowledge about using of different devices much faster than their parents, therefore they take control of internet use. Therefore it is crucial to educate them how to properly use the internet as a tool. In this article the author defines the notion of informational society and presents the functions of the Internet in the life of young generation. Deliberations are based on the researches driven for whole Polish population regarding internet use by young generation and pilot researches done by author in two junior high schools – one is located in the city, other in the countryside in the “podkarpackie” voivodship.