Informatization and social involvement of a person: general overview in modern Ukrainian context

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to theoretically analyse the nature and peculiarities of the influence of information technologies on the formation of the personality and the process of his/her political socialization. The transformation of modern civilization into information society is marked by re shaping all social structures and processes, changing their functional potential, and it also greatlaffects the personal development of any person. In the present article we are going to analyse the factors of such influence, to determine the extent and nature of how the information transforms the surrounding socio-cultural and political reality, and specifies the personal potential of an indi- vidual to enter into the social world and his/her self-realization in it. The article describes the global trends of informatization, which influence the socio-political sphere of our country in the context of political socialization of the personality. It discloses a theoretical analysis of the conditions for optimal use of information resources in the process of socialization of the personality. The author makes a stress on the factor that the mentioned topicality will ensure the possibility of successful implementation of socio-political reforms and transformations taking place in our country.