INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA

No. 11 (2025): International journal of media and communications in Central Asia
Статьи

THE BOOK AS MEDIA FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS, OR INTERNET: ARGUMENTS PRO AND CONTRA

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  • Saida Bekova,
  • Javokhir Gayratov ,
  • Zukhra Mansurova ,
  • Robiyakhon Toshmuhamedova ,
  • Ozoda Raufova
Saida Bekova
University of Journalism and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan
Javokhir Gayratov
University of Journalism and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan
Zukhra Mansurova
University of Journalism and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan
Robiyakhon Toshmuhamedova
University of Journalism and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan
Ozoda Raufova
University of Journalism and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62499/ijmcc.vi11.258

Published 2025-12-01

Keywords

  • reading,
  • children,
  • social networks,
  • book,
  • internet

How to Cite

Bekova, S., Gayratov , J., Mansurova , Z., Toshmuhamedova , R., & Raufova , O. (2025). THE BOOK AS MEDIA FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS, OR INTERNET: ARGUMENTS PRO AND CONTRA. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA, (11). https://doi.org/10.62499/ijmcc.vi11.258

Abstract

This article is devoted to studying the place of the book and reading in the lives of children at a time when information technologies are rapidly developing and the Internet is becoming widespread. Considering the fact that modern mobile phones are increasingly displacing the position of traditional printed sources (books, magazines, newspapers, etc.), this paper explores the interest in reading and the emergence of the "digital generation". The goal of the work is to identify the role of reading for developing logical and critical thinking, as well as to prove that children are more predisposed to reading than adults.

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