The meaning of social networks in teenagers' lives.

This bachelor thesis deals with the actual impact of so-called social networks (or social utilities) on lives of modern high school students. The subject matter of this work is basically concerned with the usage of these internet social networks and the proximate consequences of it within teenagers? everyday (?real?) lives. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to describe how and to what extend being a registered user and active member of these internet social utilities may interact with self-perception and the perception of others, as well as how much it may affect personal and social status of each individual. As a main research method, the authoress has used questioning methods and qualitative analysis of gathered data in line with the grounded theory as expressed, for example, by Strauss and Corbin (1999). The outcome of this research work shows inconsistence of the role of internet social networks as a means of communication, as well as the significance of its impact on modern teenagers? lives and the way of their thinking