The role of the media in children and youth leisure time

Adolescencija je burno razdoblje ljudskoga života u kojemu se mladi uče nositi sa svojim životom te kroz slobodno vrijeme uče, istražuju i formiraju sami sebe u odrasle ljude. Mladi odrastaju u različitim kulturama putem kojih usvajaju rodne uloge još od ranoga djetinjstva. Rad sadrži teorijski okvir u kojemu su navedeni svi relevantni pojmovi vezani za slobodno vrijeme i medije. Potrebno je istražiti i poveznicu između medija i slobodnog vremena jer je danas uvriježeno mišljenje da djeca i mladi ne mogu bez tehnologije. Potrebe i interesi mladih nekada su potaknuti medijskim sadržajima, a mediji u današnjem odgoju, osim obrazovne i informativne uloge, mogu biti i manipulatori mladih generacija što je najbolje vidljivo putem medija Facebook, Twitter i sl. Mladi putem tih medija svoje slobodno vrijeme iskorištavaju upravo surfajući po tim internetskim mrežama i tako kreiraju sebe kao osobe.Adolescence is a turbulent period of human life in which young people learn to cope with their life and the free time studying, researching and form themselves into adults. Young people grow up in different cultures through which adopt gender roles since early childhood. The paper contains a theoretical framework in which lists all the relevant notions of leisure and media. It is necessary to investigate the link between the media and leisure time because it is now widely accepted that children and young people can not do without technology. The needs and interests of young people are used to encourage the media content and the media in today's education, in addition to educational and informational role, can be manipulators young generation which is best seen through the media Facebook, Twitter and the like. The young through these media exploit their free time just surfing by these Internet networks and so create yourself as a person