As crianças nas redes sociais: concepções de infância em cena

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze contemporary conceptions of childhood, reflected in the postings of videos with children in social networks. This theme was chosen due to the observation of changes in the behavior of children who are increasingly linked and dependent on the media in their daily lives and who "reposition" them into a position of mini adults. It was also sought to identify the conceptions of childhood present in History and to confront the influence of the media in the emergence of new conceptions of childhood. The research discusses childhood in different historical contexts, as well as approaches the conceptions of childhood under the influence of the media today. To do so, the work analyzes two videos chosen on the Internet due to the large number of views, highlighting expressions and attitudes of children as a way to exemplify conceptions of childhood observed today that develop under the influence of media technologies. It is concluded that these contribute to take childhood to the place of participant in social life, empowering it as a citizen, who observes the environment around it, full of information and diverse contents. Children, in turn, incorporate this information into their daily lives through the use of vocabulary, gestures in speech and gesturing, assimilating passions reflected in the media. Thus, the current conception of childhood goes beyond what is determined for each of its chronological stages and emancipates for a subject constructing its identity with autonomy in front of the interactions with the social and mediatic environment.