Youth Practices of Reading as a Form of Life and the Digital World

Anna Shutaleva (), Ekaterina Kuzminykh and Anastasia Novgorodtseva
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Anna Shutaleva: Department of Philosophy, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Ekaterina Kuzminykh: Department of Applied Sociology, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Anastasia Novgorodtseva: Department of Applied Sociology, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia

Societies, 2023, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-21

Abstract: The proliferation of digital technologies is precipitating a transformation in the socio-cultural fabric of human existence. The present study is dedicated to investigating the coexistence of various reading practices among contemporary youth in the modern era. The advent of new forms of reading has resulted in a shift from conventional paper-based reading to electronic formats, which, in turn, has transformed the practice of reading and the way of life associated with it. The methodological foundation of this research is the socio-philosophical theory that the practice of reading, rooted in the habitus of reading, is enacted by practitioners, and organized through public initiatives. The context of the reading practice system is a distinct historical system of circumstances in which practices are reproduced. This study encompasses an empirical component, focusing on the examination of reading practices among young individuals in a large modern city, specifically within the confines of Yekaterinburg ( N = 200). The research was conducted between December 2021 and January 2022. This study permits an analysis of the constituent elements of the reader’s habitus model as a form of life.

Keywords: text; printed book; e-book; reading; habitus; youth; digital technologies; digital world (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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