Internet a rodzina : o wpływie sieci na jakość więzi rodzinnych
The article contains the reflection on the role and meaning of Internet in contemporary family bonds creation. The times we live are described as “Web 2.0 era” or “Facebook epoque”, which indicates the presence of Internet in various fields of everyday life. Internet is not only the space where we can find a fun, but it is also used for education, work and establishing or sustaining social interactions. Contemporary families’ condition diagnosis stresses many problems which their members have to face. The most serious of them are: 1) the increase of generation gap, that determine misunderstandings and conflicts between family members also 2) dynamic migration processes that extend the distance between family members, which can be discussed in both: spatial and emotional aspect. We’d like to consider a multidimensional influence of the Internet, treated as a social phenomenon, on family’s relations. In our opinion many examples of destructive influence of Internet on families’ condition can be indicated. For example: a visible tendency to treat a virtual reality as an alternative for family life; looking for authorities and significant others in Internet; neglecting home duties which is the effect of intensive activity in the Web. On the other hand we can find some positive aspects of using Internet by family members. First of all it makes contacts between family members who are far away from each other easier. Secondly, it can be treated as a space of a common activity of all family. Thirdly, in the Web we can also find reasonable solutions of family problems.