Abstract:

The article brings up questions about socialization of non-working people (pensioners, disabled, mothers in maternity leave, temporarily non-working people) with the virtual information environment of the Internet. It considers ways to incorporate these categories of citizens into public life with help of information resources and the Internet opportunities and presents the author´s vision of some negative aspects of its active use.

Keywords: Internet, socialization, pensioners, disabled, temporarily non-working people, means of socialization.