scholarly journals Trust and Social Inequality: The Case of Russia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Александра Анатольевна Шабунова ◽  
Ксения Евгеньевна Косыгина ◽  
Галина Вадимовна Белехова
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Generalized Trust ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
Research Prospect ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Increasing Trends ◽  
The Impact

The article focuses on the study of relationship between trust and social inequality in Russian society. The methodological framework is an integrated multidisciplinary approach which combines sociological and economic theories. The research is based on official statistics and social surveys of international, national, and regional levels. The analysis shows that in Russia there is still excessive inequality (since 2003, the fund ratio has not dropped below 15 times, and the Ginny index is below 0.4). Using the method of two-dimensional distributions, we assessed the impact of social inequality on the level of generalized trust in Russia as a whole and the Vologda Oblast in particular. It was revealed that the Russian society is characterized by a low level of social trust and its increasing trends cannot be predicted. The existing mistrust is compounded by the stratification of society, persistence of significant differences in the level of well-being of the population, and the lack of mutual understanding between the poor and the rich. The article confirms the fact that the level of generalized trust depends on the economic component: with a decrease in well-being of the population, the level of mistrust grows. We conclude that the variables of inequality and trust form a vicious circle with poles of inversely proportional impact on each other. The practical task is to find a solution to the current situation. As a further research prospect, the article indicates the development of science-based proposals in solving the problem of the relationship between social inequality and public trust.

scholarly journals Social trust and emotional health in rural older adults in China: The mediating and moderating role of subjective well-being and subjective social status

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongsheng Chen ◽  
Zhenjun Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Rural Elderly ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Impact

Abstract BackgroundChina is becoming an aging society. The emotional health of the elderly is gaining importance. Social trust is an important factor affecting emotional health, but existing studies have rarely considered the various effects of different types of social trust on rural elderly emotional health. Few studies have analysed the role of subjective well-being and subjective social status in the relationship between social trust and elderly emotional health.MethodsUsing the data of the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey 2016 (CLDS 2016) and regression models, this study selected 2084 rural respondents aged 60 years and above to analyse the impact of social trust on their emotional health. Social trust was divided into three categories: trust in family members, trust in friends, and trust in neighbours. This study also examined the mediating and moderating effects of subjective well-being and subjective social status on the relationship between social trust and emotional health.ResultsTrust in family members was significantly and positively associated with emotional health (coefficient=0.194, P<0.01) and subjective well-being (coefficient=0.177, P<0.01). Trust in friends was significantly and positively associated with emotional health and subjective well-being (coefficient=0.097, P<0.01; coefficient=0.174, P<0.01, respectively). Trust in neighbours was significantly and positively associated with emotional health and subjective well-being (coefficient=0.088, P<0.01; coefficient=0.177, P<0.01; respectively). Subjective well-being effectively reduced the impact of social trust in family, friends, and neighbours on the emotional health of the elderly by 0.023, 0.022, and 0.023, respectively. Trust in friends and neighbours significantly and positively affected respondents’ subjective social status (coefficient=0.120, P<0.05; coefficient=0.090, P<0.10; respectively). Subjective social status effectively reduced the impact of social trust in friends and neighbours on the emotional health of the elderly both by 0.004. The positive relationship between trust in family members and emotional health is weakened by subjective well-being.ConclusionsSocial trust, especially family relationships, play an important role in maintaining the emotional health of the rural elderly. In response to population ageing, more social policies must be introduced to care for the rural elderly and help them lead a happy and satisfactory life.

scholarly journals Impact of human capital on sustainable development of Russia in digitalization environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 11038
Author(s):  
Victor Medennikov ◽  
Tatiana Kokuytseva ◽  
Oksana Ovchinnikova ◽  
Alexey Shimansky
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Impact

Studies of human capital at the present stage of human development are extremely relevant, since at present human capital is steadily transforming from a factor of economic development into a target for its sustainable development. The paper proposes the basic tool i.e. a new mathematical model for assessing the impact of human capital on social well-being and development of Russian society. It uses the interdependencies among the criteria of human capital and general development. The tool proposed in paper will be powerful for improving and increasing the quality of human capital, improving the social welfare of society, bringing the most effective innovative solutions to the economy. The Human Capital can be assessed in particular by publications, proceedings, and other types of knowledge representation on the websites. And also all this materials can be automatically placed in other databases, including in Elibrary which can also be a parameter of a model. The assessments of the impact of human capital on social well-being and the development of regions and countries can be obtained automatically on-line.

scholarly journals Understanding the Blogging Practices of Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Discourse Analysis of Women’s IVF Blogs

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Orr ◽  
Susan Jack ◽  
Wendy Sword ◽  
Sandra Ireland ◽  
Lois Ostolosky
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Fertility Treatment ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Impact

Infertility and its associated treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), can have a profound impact on the emotional health and well-being of women desiring to become mothers. Researchers have measured the impact of infertility and described the experience of infertility and its treatment, leaving the rich descriptions of the IVF experience as captured in women’s blogs to be explored. This discourse analysis describes the blogging practices of women undergoing IVF, exploring both the content and function of the IVF blog discourse. Data were collected from the text of seven women’s blogs (n=1,149 blog posts) and resulted in four main functions of the discourse: creation of and connection to a community, emotional support, blogging as therapy, and creation of an IVF resource. Findings suggest that blogging can have a positive impact on the psychosocial consequences experienced by women in fertility treatment.

scholarly journals SOCIAL CAPITAL OF THE ALTAI TERRITORY: HOW TRUST DETERMINES SECURITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-149
Author(s):  
Marya I. Cherepanova ◽  
Svetlana G. Maximova ◽  
Sydysmaa A. Saryglar
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Social Mechanism ◽  
Generalized Trust ◽  
The Social

The scientific significance of studying security problems in regional societies is determined by the need to reveal its actual components. Such complex indicator as social capital includes basic indicators of the functioning of civil society: social responsibility, activity, civic initiative, etc. The social capital formed in society induces generalized trust. At the same time, institutional trust contributes to the legitimization of legal and political institutions. The purpose of this article is to describe the social mechanism of interdependence of components of social capital and generalized trust that form a sense of security in the region. The article summarizes expert assessments that indicate heterogeneity of institutional systems, which are indicators of low coherence of the social order and form a low level of trust and, consequently, security in the Altai territory. It is concluded that for modern Russian society, as well as for its regions, the problem of regenerating generalized trust as a social background for optimizing post-industrial transformations is extremely significant. Stability of the active role of social institutions, the reproduction of spiritual values, such as the common good, inter-ethnic tolerance, social justice are among most important factors restoring social trust.

scholarly journals The Role of Personality Traits in Assessing the State of the Russian Society by Persons with Different Economic Behaviour

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-43
Author(s):  
M. Gagarina
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Subjective Quality Of Life ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Economic Behaviour ◽  
The Impact

The article describes what indicators of the condition of society are used in Russia and abroad. Publications in which happiness, subjective economic well-being, life satisfaction, subjective quality of life and others are considered in this capacity, are reviewed. The question of the role of personality traits in assessing the situation in the country is raised, as well as the impact of these assessments on the economic behaviour of citizens. The results of the empirical study of 260 subjects using questionnaires, which include questions about the political, psychological, social, economic situation in the country, economic behaviour and psycho-diagnostic tests, are presented. The interrelations of assessments of the political and psychological situation in the country with personal traits and debt behaviour are revealed. Extraversion and openness to experience are negatively, and conscientiousness is positively interconnected with positive assessments of the state of the Russian society. The differences in assessments of the state of the Russian society among respondents with different investment preferences are described.

scholarly journals Social-economic well-being and social tension in the Volga Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 494-502
Author(s):  
D. V. Zaitsev ◽  
I. Yu. Surkova ◽  
Yu. V. Selivanova
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Volga Region ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Level ◽  
Economic Well Being

The article presents the results of the regional sociological study of the parameters of the social-economic well-being in the Volga Region. The well-being category consists of social satisfaction, trust, tension and security. Social well-being reflects the efficiency of the social system, its quality, the authorities’ competence in the development of social-economic processes and of a socially sensitive (accessible, comfortable) social environment. The study identified connections between social-economic well-being and employment, financial situation and the dynamics of migration; and empirically proved the low likelihood of ethnic or religious conflicts in the region, the high level of social well-being as mentioned by the younger generations and the average one among other age groups. The level of ethnic and confessional tension is influenced by the age of the respondents: a third of the younger generations and of the working age are more concerned with the criminal situation and with conflicts on national and religious grounds than pensioners. The able-bodied population of the Volga Region is concerned about their professional well-being due to perceiving migrants as competitors: in some cases, an increase in the share of migrants contributes to conflicts in the interethnic interaction. With an increase in the educational level the degree of social trust increases, which is a positive factor for the tolerant attitude towards others. In general, there are no reasons for concerns about ethnic conflicts in the region. The multi-ethnicity of the Russian society explains the relatively high tolerance to migrants despite many risk factors.

Neighbourhood social trust and youth perceptions of safety during daily activities

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 445-447
Author(s):  
Kalen Flynn ◽  
Therese S Richmond ◽  
Charles C Branas ◽  
Douglas J Wiebe
Keyword(s):  
Social Trust ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Complex Interplay ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Youth Perceptions ◽  
Perceptions Of Safety ◽  
The Impact

Exposure to adverse neighbourhood conditions can negatively impact adolescent well-being and perceived safety. However, the impact of neighbourhood social trust on perceived safety is largely unknown. We studied 139 adolescent men to investigate how their perceptions of safety varied as a function of social trust levels in the neighbourhoods they traversed; neighbourhoods that were not necessarily their own. Adolescents mapped their minute-by-minute activities over a recent day and rated their perceived safety on a 10-point scale during in-person interviews. Neighbourhood social trust was measured via a citywide random sample survey. Mixed effects regression showed that, compared with their safety perceptions when in areas of low social trust, older adolescents were 73% more likely to feel unsafe when in areas of medium social trust, and 89% more likely to feel unsafe when in areas of high social trust. Inverse relationships between neighbourhood social trust and adolescents’ perceived safety highlight the complex interplay between youth, environmental contexts and safety.

scholarly journals Social trust and emotional health in older adults in China: The mediating and moderating role of subjective well-being and subjective social status

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongsheng Chen ◽  
Zhenjun Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background China is becoming an aging society. The emotional health of the elderly is gaining importance. Social trust is an important factor affecting emotional health, but existing studies have rarely considered the various effects of different types of social trust on elderly emotional health. Few studies have analysed the role of subjective well-being and subjective social status in the relationship between social trust and elderly emotional health. Methods Using the data of the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey 2016 (CLDS 2016) and regression models, this study selected 3767 respondents aged 60 years and above to analyse the impact of social trust on their emotional health. Social trust was divided into three categories: trust in family members, trust in friends, and trust in neighbours. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to assess emotional health, and the respondents’ self-assessment scores were adjusted. Results Trust in family members was significantly and positively associated with emotional health (coefficient = 2.854, P < 0.01) and subjective well-being (coefficient = 0.189, P < 0.01). Trust in friends was significantly and positively associated with emotional health and subjective well-being (coefficient = 1.703, P < 0.01; coefficient = 0.171, P < 0.01, respectively). Trust in neighbours was significantly and positively associated with emotional health and subjective well-being (coefficient = 1.461, P < 0.01; coefficient = 0.186, P < 0.01; respectively). Subjective well-being effectively reduced the impact of social trust in family, friends, and neighbours on the emotional health of the elderly by 0.378, 0.341, and 0.370, respectively. Trust in family members, friends, and neighbours, significantly and positively affected respondents’ subjective social status (coefficient = 0.115, P < 0.05; coefficient = 0.095, P < 0.05; coefficient = 0.121, P < 0.01, respectively). Subjective social status effectively reduced the impact of social trust in family, friends, and neighbours on the emotional health of the elderly by 0.092, 0.076, and 0.096, respectively. The positive relationship between trust in family members and emotional health was weakened by subjective well-being, and that between trust in neighbours and emotional health was weakened by subjective social status. Conclusions Family relationships play an important role in maintaining the emotional health of the elderly. In response to population ageing, more social policies must be introduced to care for the elderly and help them lead a happy and satisfactory life.

scholarly journals POVERTY IN THE VIEWS OF DIFFERENT GENERATIONS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF APPLICANTS AND THEIR PARENTS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (73) (1) ◽  
pp. 35-45
Author(s):  
L. G. Lebedeva
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
The Social ◽  
Generational Groups

Consideration of the problem of poverty involves taking into account not only the «narrow» economic aspects, but also a wider range of social needs and moral assessments of the problems of social inequality by various social groups, including age-generational groups. The purpose of the article is to analyze the features of perception of the problem of poverty by representatives of different generations on the example of applicants and their parents. An important feature of the sample is that the respondents are not only representatives of different generations («fathers «and» children») in General, but to a large extent (according to the number of respondents – parents of applicants) are also literally parents and their children – direct relatives. Respondents are also representatives of two different epochs in the development of Russian society. These circumstances make it more important to compare the opinions and assessments of representatives of two different generational groups on the problem of poverty-relevant in worldview, political and socio-managerial relations. The article focuses on the opinions and positions of respondents on the following issues: «Do you agree with the statement: «Poverty is the just lot of those who are unable to ensure the well-being of themselves and their loved ones»?» and «How would you describe the standard of living of your family?» The majority of parents ‘ generation shows a democratic-negative attitude to poverty as an injustice at any level of their family’s life. But the generation of children more categorically and definitely recognizes poverty as an injustice, compared to the generation of parents. One or another social and financial situation of an individual and his family influences the perception of the problem of poverty, but not to a decisive extent. This situation proves that when analyzing and evaluating the social situation in relation to poverty and social inequality in Russia at the present stage, it is necessary to take into account not only the economic, but also the non-economic nature of social inequality, and at the same time the corresponding «deformations» in the characteristics of the poor (and poverty). The majority of Russians (of different generations) expect from the state objectively necessary «social investments», first of all, in education and health care and in overcoming mass poverty-especially the less well-off strata. The problem of poverty (and with it inequality) is important not only in socio-economic terms (from the point of view of rationality and efficiency, for example, of economic policy). This problem, directly or indirectly, also has a cultural, moral and ideological significance-especially in the aspect of social justice/injustice. Accordingly, the problem of poverty (and with it inequality) affects the socio-political state of society, the moral and political atmosphere in society. In this regard, the social policy of the state, willingly or unwittingly, is perceived and evaluated in public opinion not only in relation to the «rationality» of this policy, but also in relation to its «morality». All these points (separately and in a complex, in conjunction with each other) must be reflected in one way or another in sociological research. Due to the high level of socio-economic inequality, public policies on social security and social investment are becoming increasingly important. Clarification of various aspects of the problem of poverty is important both in the interests of worldview and in the interests of social management practices.

scholarly journals About the science of pedagogy (how to avoid the transformation of pedagogical science into ideology)

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-28
Author(s):  
I. P. Smirnov
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Evolutionary Development ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Scientific Status ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Scientific Pedagogy ◽  
Pedagogical Science

Introduction. Numerous declarative official statements on the key role of education and scientific-pedagogical knowledge to ensure the well-being of the nation and the sustainable development of Russia in the modern world directly contradict the situation in this strategically significant social area. Thus, when merging two specialised academies (medical and agricultural sciences) with alma mater – the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), the Russian Academy of Education (RAE) was not included in the list of the elected representatives, which may indirectly demonstrate the “inferiority” of scientific pedagogy, calling into question its mission in the development of education.The aim of the article is to discuss the conditions and prerequisites for the possible loss of scientific status by pedagogy, its transformation into ideology and the replacement of pedagogical principles of education development by ideological ones.Methodology and research methods. In the course of the research, the methods of the system-based, retrospective and comparative analysis, synthesis and generalisation were employed.Results and scientific novelty. The author of the present publication considers and analyses the origins of scientific pedagogy and its essential definitions in the works of classical scholars – K. D. Ushinsky, L. N. Tolstoy, P. F. Kapterev, V. P. Vakhterov, K. N. Ventzel, etc. with contemporary interpretation of scientific status of pedagogical branch of knowledge. The paper highlights the impact on its reorganisation, content transformations of political and social processes, as well as transformations of governmental management structures. It has been proved that the reforms of the Russian science carried out in recent years consistently lead to the loss of scientific status by pedagogy, to the loss of academic principle “science should be managed by scientists” and to the transformation of scientific institutions into subordinate structures. Contrary to the Article 13 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which states that “no ideology may be established as state or mandatory”, there is a conversion of pedagogy into ideology. The classical pedagogical foundations evolutionary development inherent in scientific knowledge are deformed by current ideological attitudes, nullifying the constitutional guarantee (Article 44) on freedom of literary, artistic, scientific, technical and other forms of creativity. The depoliticisation of educational sphere and pedagogical science was planned at the end of the 20th century but it was abandoned. Therefore, the author emphasises the importance of such process.Practical significance. The assessments and conclusions presented in the article create methodological prerequisites for developing a discussion about the mission of pedagogical science in modern Russian society, adjusting scientific reforms and, as a result, freeing education from ideological violence.

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