[RUS][ENG]

Series 9

PHILOLOGY. ASIAN STUDIES. JOURNALISM.

Issue 1, 2014

CONTENTS

Section JOURNALISM
Codes UDC 7.08+32.019.51 Page 254-257
Title THE TERM �SOCIAL NETWORK� IN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES AND INTERNET PRACTICES
Author 1 Melnikova Maria S. Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
48, nab. r. Moyki, St. Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
post-graduate student
e-mail: skazochnik8@yandex.ru
Author 2 Yakovlev Igor P. St. Petersburg State University
7/9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor
e-mail: ulig40@mail.ru
Summary Research of virtual social networking is a hot topic. Modern society is connected with the phenomena of globalization and informatization. Information technologies have a great impact on the daily lives of individuals, creating new communication practices. In this article we compare the concept of �social network� in sociological theories and the Internet practices.
Keywords Internet, social network, social structure, social communication.