Youth and digital culture

Ovaj rad bavi se temom mladih u digitalnoj kulturi. Mladost kao životna faza, iako prijelazna, ključna je za daljnji razvoj čovjekova identiteta. Mladi je čovjek uvijek u procesu traganja, traži svoje mjesto u društvu. Digitalna je kultura novi način života kojem je glavna karakteristika upotreba digitalnih sredstava u svakodnevici. Na tragu toga, upotreba sredstava društvenog priopćavanja postala je pravilo, život bez njih nezamisliv, a čovjek dobiva dojam kako nema kontrolu. Mladi su najveći konzumenti digitalnih medija, a s obzirom na proces traganja u kojem su neprestano, digitalni prostor, sa svime pozitivnim i negativnim što pruža, doprinosi otežanom razlučivanju onoga vrijednog i konstruktivnog od irelevantnog. Crkva, svjesna da se Evanđelje ne može adekvatno naviještati ako ignorira zahtjeve određene kulture, prepoznaje vrijednost sredstava društvenog priopćavanja. U mladima, koje doživljava kao potencijal i budućnost, Crkva uviđa važnost njihova uključivanja u kreiranje pastorala, ali isto tako i razumijevanja svijeta u kojem žive i razvijaju se kako bi pastoralni pristup bio ispravan.This thesis researches the topic of youth in digital culture. Although transitional, youth is a crucial life stage for the further development of a person's identity. A young person is always searching and looking for a place in a society. Digital culture is a new way of life whose main characteristic is using digital tools in everyday situations. As a result, the use of social media has become a rule. Life without social media is unimaginable, and people get the impression that they do not have a control over it. Young people are the biggest consumers of digital media and are continually under its positive and negative influence. Because of the ongoing exploration they find themselves in, they have difficulty distinguishing valuable and constructive from irrelevant in the domain of the digital space. The Church is aware that the Gospel cannot be adequately proclaimed if it ignores the demands of a particular culture and recognizes the value of means of social communication. The Church perceives youth as the ones with potential who carry the future and realizes the importance of their involvement in the creation of pastoral, but understands it is equally important to understand the world they live and develop in for the sake of correct pastoral approach