Editorial: Family in the Media

Abstract

The subject of the family has been discussed in media for a long time now, always prompting debates on values. At the same time, the development of communication technologies and their new channels give rise to an increase in the social impact of media, which, affecting the family life, often determines the understanding of its essence and functioning. This might prompt the critical assessment, respecting the current state of research and interdisciplinary knowledge, of both positive and negative aspects of the phenomenon. The “Horizons of Education” is the proper domain for such important and socially applicable analyses as it is a scientific journal which has reflected upon the condition of a contemporary man in the light of faith, new social, technological, and educational challenges...