JUVENTUDE RURAL E NOVAS FORMAS DE SOCIABILIDADE MEDIADAS PELAS TICS

Based on the experience of organization of rural youth in the Central Sierra of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which involves around 9,000 young people from 12 counties, this study aims to examine the changes in the forms of sociability experienced in a process transformation of rural life caused by the universal use of ICTs. In this investigative effort, seeks to analyze the impact on local social relations and the future projection of the lives of young people in rural areas. Thus, we can see the changes in the perspective of rural youth as a collective actor, which redefines the meaning assigned to rural and impact on identity construction process, proposing a reflection on the motivations and tensions experienced.