scholarly journals FEARS AND HOPES OF VOLGOGRAD RESIDENTS: THE INFLUENCE OF PANDEMIC IN THE SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF CITY DWELLERS

PRIMO ASPECTU ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
Nadezhda A. OVCHAR ◽  
Ilya A. NEBYKOV
Keyword(s):  
Social Reality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
The Social

The article presents the results of an applied sociological study of the social well-being of Volgograd residents. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has swept the whole world, is viewed by us as a factor provoking fears and anxieties of people, as well as changing social mood and well-being. In comparison with the crisis year 2020, we present data from 2006, when no global epidemics were observed. It allows us to fix differences in the perception of social reality and the prospects for solving their problems by Volgograd residents during a pandemic and at a more stable time.

Constructivist Moral Realism

1998 ◽  
pp. 147-153
Author(s):  
J. K. Swindler
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Moral Realism ◽  
Social Ontology ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social World ◽  
Moral Law ◽  
Social Morality ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Realm

We are social animals in the sense that we spontaneously invent and continuously re-invent the social realm. But, not unlike other artifacts, once real, social relations, practices, institutions, etc., obey prior laws, some of which are moral laws. Hence, with regard to social reality, we ought to be ontological constructivists and moral realists. This is the view sketched here, taking as points of departure Searle's recent work on social ontology and May's on group morality. Moral and social selves are distinguished to acknowledge that social reality is constructed but social morality is not. It is shown how and why moral law requiring respect for the dignity and well being of agents governs a social world comprising roles that are real only because of their occupants' social intentions.

scholarly journals Modernization of traditional Yakut families in the social project «Sis Yal» («Model family»)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
У.А. Винокурова ◽  
О.Д. Романова ◽  
К.Д. Барашкова
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Modern Family ◽  
Social Project ◽  
Intergenerational Ties

В данной статье представлены результаты социологического исследования сельских якутских семей. Актуальность статьи обусловлена растущим кризисом семьи, репродуктивного поведения, трансформацией гендерных аспектов современных форм семьи и их последствиях, что свидетельствует о культурном повороте целостного жизненного мира от ценностей совместимости, взаимопомощи в сторону индивидуализма, ослабления межличностных и межпоколенных взаимодействий, влияющих на социальное благополучие всех поколений. Авторами статьи выявлены современный уклад жизни, хозяйственной деятельности, размеры семьи, проживающей в их традиционном месте поселения, межпоколенческие связи. Предпринята классификация типов современных якутских семей, проживающих в сельской местности, по критериям пространственной локализации, уклада семьи, экономического состояния, социального статуса, ведущих нравственных ценностей, состава семьи. Выявлено 85 типов семей, сгруппированных по 6 критериям, характеризующим ведущие основы якутского этнического семьеведения. Исследование актуально тем, что на основе выявленной экосистемы семьи разработан социальный проект конструирования позитивных семейных ценностей в сельском социуме. This article presents the results of a sociological study of rural Yakut families. The relevance of the article is due to the growing crisis of the family, reproductive behavior, the transformation of gender aspects of modern family forms and their consequences, which indicates a cultural turn of the integral life world from the values of compatibility, mutual assistance towards individualism, and the weakening of interpersonal and intergenerational interactions that affect the social well-being of all generations. The authors of the article revealed the modern way of life, economic activity, family size, living in their traditional place of settlement, intergenerational ties. The classification of types of modern Yakut families living in rural areas according to the criteria of spatial localization, family structure, economic status, social status, leading moral values, and family composition is undertaken. 85 types of families were identified, grouped according to 6 criteria that characterize the leading foundations of Yakut ethnic family studies. The study is relevant because on the basis of the identified family ecosystem, a social project for constructing positive family values in rural society has been developed.

scholarly journals FASHION AS SIGN AND SYMBOLIC CONDITIONALITY: PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS

Skhid ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Liudmyla Ovsiankina ◽  
Tetiana Kuprii
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Motion Models ◽  
Mass Society ◽  
The Social ◽  
Symbolic Reality ◽  
Symbolic World

The article is dedicated to revealing the specific features of fashion as a system of cultural and aesthetic values, as well as a contradictory social phenomenon which plays an important role as a symbolic regulator of mass society. The purpose of this article is to study the mechanism of creation of the sign and symbolic world of fashion, new models and patterns of behavior, evident and hidden functions of fashion in the era of globalization.  Attention is focused on the fact that fashion, as one of the central phenomenon of the modern world, has become an industry based on the principle of rationality, for the production of original trends, in line with the trends and challenges of modern times. It reflects social reality, and people who actively contribute to changing its fashion patterns set in motion models of social reality. It is the sociological study of fashion that can contribute to its most adequate description and explanation. This is due to the fact that the process of spreading and changing fashion patterns is characterized by the value attitude of people both to things and to other people. The result of such an attitude is the social division of people into groups. A fashionable thing, which is desirable for a person, at the same time becomes for him a desirable image of the social status and interpersonal relations to which a person aspires. The article analyzes modern fashion in terms of symbolic conditionality and symbolic reality characterized by features of sociality, temporality, ambivalence and spectacularity.  The main attention of authors of the study is devoted to the analysis of the specific behavior of a human-consumer, for whom the sign and symbolic world of fashion is not only a means of self-expression, but also an opportunity to fill the spiritual vacuum and feel a lost sense of stability.  Attention is also focused on the importance of solving the problem of ethics of responsibility of modern fashion, which is the determinants of all relations in the sphere of contemporary consumer society.

Perception of social reality and subjective well-being in developed countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Goffe ◽  
G. Monusova
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Voting Behaviour ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Social

This book is centered on two issues. Firstly, how do individuals from different countries view various social and economic phenomena, which they often encounter? Secondly, how do their views affect their subjective well-being? The authors of this book use international findings and their research to answer these questions. Analyzing the mechanisms which lead to a discrepancy between objective and subjective assessment of life is crucial for understanding the social, economic and voting behaviour of individuals, as well as searching for ways to preserve political stability.

scholarly journals Social Portrait of a Modern Student

Discourse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
O. V. Yarmak ◽  
P. P. Deryugin ◽  
V. E. Yarmak
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Young Students ◽  
The University

Introduction. Sociological studies of the social portrait of students are an urgent problem of science, which has recently acquired special significance in Russian conditions. This is due to those circumstances, which, on the one hand, follow from the special characteristics of students as a specific social group, for which the problems of successful socialization are especially relevant, and on the other, they are dictated by the significant dependence of students on those factors that are formed in the political, economic and the legal space of different regions. In conditions of social transformations and turbulence, almost always young students find themselves in a more difficult situation than older generations. In particular, a number of problems arise on the basis of the divergences and nuances of the social perception of reality, which are formed among students who, to varying degrees, are adapted to the local conditions of the university.Methodology and sources. The theoretical foundation of the study is the concept of youth as a cultural group, the methodology of sociological research of risk and social uncertainty, the works of foreign and national researchers of student youth, which reflect various aspects of students' social life, in particular, the results of a study of the effects of social factors in the information space, new phenomena of youth subcultures, etc., which involve the development of new strategies for a sociological study of the social portrait of young students.Results and discussion. Particular problems of students' socialization arise in those regions of the country where new legal and political realities are forming. Compared with other social groups, in such social spaces, it is more difficult for young people to integrate and join in a new reality, because the usual mechanisms of socialization, formed earlier, are not actual now, and how to achieve full potential in the new social space is not yet clear to everyone. In particular, such contradictions are clearly visible in the Crimean realities, in the university community of Sevastopol. The purpose of the sociological research conducted by the Centre for Sociological Research of Sevastopol State University was to study the characteristics of the social portrait of student youth in Sevastopol, including those representing various groups of students according the period of their residence on the peninsula. For this purpose, two groups of young people were distinguished in the analysis, differing by the period of their residence in Sevastopol: an “indigenous” one – those who live in Sevastopol from birth or moved here at an early age, and a “new” one – those who moved to Sevastopol after 2014. The results of the study made it possible to determine the strategic life goals of university students, which can be described as ambitious: starting a business, acquiring a car and housing, providing material wealth, pursuing career success and self-realization.Conclusion. Most of the “indigenous” youth and “new” residents of the southern capital of Russia have shown their attitude to Sevastopol as a city that they want to develop together. This fact was assessed as a phenomenon of social gratitude: the young generation, who found in Sevastopol the opportunity to live peacefully and fulfill itself, binds itself to the city, but wants to make it better. The study also confirms the relevance of highlighting among students social and demographic groups that differ in the perception of social reality, due to the time spent in this social environment. In particular, this is noted in a higher degree of readiness of “old-timers” for practical participation in changes in social reality – participation in public life, volunteering, etc.

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.

SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE ASSESSMENTS OF YOUTH FROM THE VOLGOGRAD REGION (ON THE MATERIALS OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 112-122
Author(s):  
Olga V. Borisova ◽  
Syldysmaa A. Saryglar ◽  
Daria K. Scheglova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
The Social ◽  
Socio Economic Development

The relevance of the study is grounded by the need that ensuring social security of young people is the most important tool in solving many problems of this age group, who, at present, can become a key factor for our country and the basis for successful socio-economic development. The aim of this work is to study the assessments of social and personal security by the young people living in the Volgograd region. The empirical base is the data of a sociological study conducted by the research team of Altai State University in 2019. According to the results of the study, the youth of the Volgograd region is concerned about ensuring economic security (the level of material well-being of the population), problems of their own self-realization and prospects, corruption and arbitrariness of the authorities. In this regard, the respondents expressed in their views the need to take measures, ensuring the social security of the population of this region, and among them - to improve the living standards of the region's population, to combat unemployment, and to improve the work of law enforcement agencies. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the analysis of the social security of youth in the context of the socio-economic development of the region of residence. The practical value of the study lies in the presentation of relevant assessments of the social security of young people in the region, that will allow the state and other security agents to take measures to improve the situation in the region.

scholarly journals Volunteer activity among the elderly: features and participation motives

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-230
Author(s):  
Zinaida A. Butueva
Keyword(s):  
College Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Ethical Life ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Volunteer Activity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Participation Motives

The year 2018, which was declared the year of the volunteer in Russia, aided in the emergence of such a phenomenon as “silver” volunteerism. This article presents an analysis of the volunteer activity of elderly folk, its features and their participation motives. Volunteerism is conditioned by the potential of an increasingly socially active lifestyle among the elderly, who are prepared to partake in social practices for the benefit of society. Russia’s recently accepted legal documents which regulate volunteerism are aimed at active longevity. Literature and mass-media are mentioning the term “silver” volunteerism more frequently. The author of this article has undertaken the task of defining its meaning. “Silver” volunteerism is considered to be a type of active and ethical life activity for the elderly, which is performed at no cost and for the good of other people, aids in the elderly feeling a connection to community life, as well as sharing their life and professional experience, and which has become one of the conditions for enhancing their sense of dignity, for improving their social well-being, health and independence. The conducted sociological study of volunteer practices among the elderly states that the degree to which they participate in the activities of volunteer organizations varies depending on gender, age, health condition, income, education level and social-professional status. Their primary motives for participating in volunteer activity are as follows: the desire to feel competent, regardless of age; staying in touch with other people; putting their free time to use and escaping a sense of loneliness. For most elderly people, participating in volunteer practices is conditioned by a person’s need to satisfy their personal, individual need to be useful to someone else, as well as their intention to solve their own problems of material and psychological nature. The social portrait of a “silver” volunteer was compiled based on the results of this study. These are mostly women ages 60 to 69, who have a college education, children, and who live by themselves. Most of the respondents are of average material status. A conclusion is drawn that developing volunteer activity among the elderly creates new opportunity for expressing one’s creative potential and social activeness in later stages of life.

scholarly journals Social well-being of families in light of regional social policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-62
Author(s):  
Lamara L. Mehrishvili ◽  
Nina A. Tkachjova ◽  
Andrej V. Judashkin
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Quantitative Description ◽  
Large City ◽  
Well Being ◽  
General Level ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Central Type ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Social

This article studies the social well-being of the families of the Tyumen Region (excluding the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area — Yugra and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area). This article considers the theoretical approaches to the concept of “social well-being” presented in the Russian academic literature. The results of a sociological study conducted by the authors in 2020 are presented. The novelty of the research lies in highlighting the specifics of intraregional differentiation of the influence of factors influencing the social well-being of families. The main research method was a questionnaire survey, which allowed providing a quantitative description of the phenomenon under consideration. The construction of the research sample model was carried out taking into account the center-peripheral model, which implies the analysis of the data obtained in the context of various types of territories represented in the region. The volume of the quota sample of the study was 1,200 people — the representatives of regional families with children. The main goal of the article is to determine the general level of social well-being of regional families, as well as to show its specificity in such social-territorial communities as a large city, a small town, rural settlements of the central type and peripheral villages. The following were considered as the components of social well-being: satisfaction with various aspects of life; availability of social infrastructure facilities; assessment of the state of various spheres of life; problems that concern families, their needs. Based on the results of the analysis, it was concluded that in different types of settlements, the level and nature of social well-being change. This circumstance should become the object of close attention of the authorities implementing social policy. The authors noted the need to develop a social policy that takes into account the spatial characteristics of the region. At the same time, the research component is of great importance, which makes it possible to analyze the problems of families in a territorial context, and it is also important to develop clear criteria for the classification of socio-territorial communities, taking into account the tendencies of their changes over time.

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