Voronkova O.A. Early socialization of the youth in the digital interactive sphere. In: The category of social in contemporary pedagogy and psychology: materials of 6-th scientific-practical conference with international participation: May 14-15 ... Voronkova O.A. Early socialization of the youth in the digital interactive sphere. In: The category of social in contemporary pedagogy and psychology: materials of 6-th scientific-practical conference with international participation: May 14-15/ed. by A. Nagornova.- Russia, Ulyanovsk: Zebra, 2018. – P.323-329.ISBN 978-5-6041300-0-1Posted on site: 01.10.18Текст статьи.AbstractMechanisms of socialization in real world constantly come into competitive relations with virtual world that raises a lot of questions about what the consequences of early involvement of young people in digital sphere the society will face in the nearest future. The article advocates the proposition that educational practices necessarily have to depart from the archaic and repressive methods and adjust to new “digital times” trying to find adequate means capable to balance the costs of virtual socialization.