Humanities Studios: Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy

The author made a theoretical analysis of the impact of communication and expression of emotions in social networks on the individual. The conditions of origin, distribution and use of social networks in the formation of a new social environment for the implementation of social ties are considered. The properties of social networks and their impact on modern society are analyzed. In recent decades, attention to emotions has grown again among scientists from various disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, neurobiology, cognitive sciences, computer science, sociology, economics and many others. It is noted that social networks have helped us become closer to our friends, even at a long distance. The urgency of the topic is due to the urgent need to study the features of social networks as a type of social structures formed as a result of the development of electronic social communications

virtual communication, social networks, emotions, virtual society