Mobile Phone in Everyday Life of Young People in the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

Today, a mobile phone belongs to the standard media equipment of young people. For them, it is an important mediator, which performs a variety of functions: communication, planning of the daily life with friends and family, fun, and self-presentation. The mobile phone is a part of private space and individuality, which is expressed with individual symbols and acoustic tones. Sometimes, young people use it as a diary with photos of their best friends and for the best memories; moreover, the mobile
phone enables us to come in contact with everyone. In modern society, the significance of friends' circle for young people is increasing with the use of mobile phones. Mobile phone is not only a status symbol in terms of possession and technical capabilities, but also takes up central position in recognizing and symbolic presentation of belonging to one circle of friends. New technical options provide the opportunity for their misuse as well. In that sense, the use of mobile phones has quickly come to the focus of the
public analysis in the reports in video clips of violence, and porn clips, which have been downloaded from phone to phone over the internet.