This article analyzes the representations of modern
youth of heroism as the basis of patriotic and civic
education. Special attention is paid to consideration of
the transformation of the concept of "heroism", reduce
the social significance of the feat in the consciousness
of modern Russian society. Value of creating an image
of the hero as a way of formation a sense of patriotism
and learning patterns of social activity necessary for
the creation of a civil society is analyzed. On the basis
of sociological research among students of higher
education institutions of Krasnodar, the understanding
of the essence of "heroism" and attitude to the heroic
deeds is revealed. The connection of this social
phenomenon with a set of personal lines and moral
qualities of the person is established. The most
favorable for commission of feats spheres and the
personalities applying for a role of heroes for today's
younger generation are defined. The authors draw a
conclusion about the existence of student’s interest in
the phenomenon of heroism and the passive need for
the formation of a distinct image of the hero on a basis,
both the celebrated historic figures, and
contemporaries. In addition, discrepancy in a number
of answers of students is noted, indicating the absence
of a modern young people a clear idea of heroism and
heroic acts, their importance in personal development.
This, in turn, complicates and slows down the process
of forming a high sense of patriotism and high civil
activity
The article is devoted to the study of social practices
of the handmade and their impact on creative and
professional fulfillment of personality. It deals with
the concept of handmade, its value as a way of leisure
and business in Western countries and in Russia.
Presents the results carried out by the authors of the
sociological research devoted to the study of the
relations of the inhabitants of Krasnodar to manual
production. Based on the analysis of empirical data the
following indicators handmade were pointed:
uniqueness, exclusivity, originality, quality.
Handicrafts opposed to a mass product. This makes
hand-made in demand. Respondents perceive the hand
primarily as a leisure activity, which nevertheless
allows obtaining additional income and contributes to
self-development. Key qualities and competencies that
can be generated in the course of employment in
manual labor were identified. Among them the most
important the respondents considered the disclosure of
creative abilities, creativity, attentiveness, diligence. It
is concluded that under the conditions of modern
Russia, with the existing level of development of
information technologies created sufficient social base
for the development of handmade industry
The article deals with the migration and its creating
reasons, which have great role in changes of the content
and number of the population, the effects of migration
processes in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on
demographic development and the problems of their
settlement. For this reason, the problems caused the
internal and the external migration of the population
from the beginning of independence years are analyzed.
Starting from the second decade of independence the
progress in the rising of natural and migration increase
of the population at the result of establishment of new
workplaces and industrial facilities are foregrounded
The transformation of society, its subsystems and
institutions led to the changing requirements of
professional competencies of graduates. Among the
most significant types of professional activities in
national standards research activities are called.
Accordingly, an important role in preparation of
graduating students of institutions is now played by
such form of independent work as research activity.
The article is devoted to the study of the influence of
scientific-research work of students on the formation
of their professional competences. It discusses the
concept of competence, research work of the student.
Presents the results carried out by the authors of the
sociological research devoted to the study of attitude
of students of Kuban state technological University for
the research work. The basic forms of research work
done by students are pointed. The ideas of respondents
about the role of scientific work in training and social
mobility of graduates are considered. Key qualities
and competencies that can be formed in the process of
employment of research work are certain. Among
them the most important the respondents believe the
skills of working with information, skills of selfeducation,
development of creative abilities
The article discusses the interpretation of the
mechanisms of modernization of the American scientist
- Samuel Huntington, which sees modernization as a
complex process with a very uncertain result. As a
representative of the multilinear approach, Samuel
Huntington proves the uniqueness of the modernization
paths of each individual national system
The article deals with influence of the institution of
family on the transgressing experience in its various
forms. The problem is quite relevant in view of the fact
that the society gets out of structural limitations.
Increasingly, social actors step over the border, which
for many ordinary people are considered immutable,
violate generally accepted course of events, the
established norms of behavior and morality. In this
regard, the authors discuss the phenomenon of
transgression as an integral part of modern society,
which is understood as a strategy to overcome social
taboos, violation of cultural traditions, moral and
religious regulators. In addition, the transgression may
be regarded as a manifestation of freedom. Freedom
from rules, regulations, prohibitions, including
religious ones. And then it is quite possible the
emergence of such a phenomenon as a religious
transgression. The authors give a definition of
religious transgression, which is the process overstep
religious prohibitions designed to separate the man
from his immersion in faith, radical overcoming taboos
of religion, the transition from one religion to another.
The article presents the results conducted in 2016 a
search of sociological research on the basis of
Astrakhan State University. Based on these studies, the
authors conclude that it is the family becomes the
unifying factor that helps in keeping the values in the
course of religious transgression
The article examines the ethical aspects of online
communications in modern social networks. In the
course of the study, the function "pumping an avatar",
first proposed to users of the social network
"VKontakte" on April 1, 2017 as a comic and
innovative version of the congratulations on the Day of
Laughter of their friends on the Internet, was studied.
Some of the ethical aspects of the network innovation
under consideration have been identified. The results
of a questionnaire survey of students of Kuban State
Technical University about the perception of the new
online format of the April Fool's Day are given. The
factors limiting in 2017 the diffusion of this innovation
function among Internet users are considered. The
results of the analysis of the reasons for both negative
and positive attitude of Kuban State Technical
University students to the possibility of making comic
visual changes to the account of other users without
their knowledge are presented. In the course of the
study it was revealed that the individual model of
behavior of the respondents on the Day of Laughter in
many respects correlated with the model of their
friends' behavior on the social network «Vkontakte».
There is a hypothesis that if technical barriers to
communication are eliminated, the next year may be
seen viral effects both in distributing information about
the avatar-pumping function itself in the social
network, and in distributing content created with it
The purpose of the article is to analyze the dynamics
of the socio-economic sphere of Abkhazia during the
Soviet period. It is shown that the structural changes
in the economy of the territory associated with the
integration of the all-Russian economic system,
which determined the development of industry, agriculture
and culture of Abkhazia. Political and economic
integration of the subjects of the USSR of different
levels connected to all the regions of the country
in the economic organism, contributed to the fact
that from a backward edge of Abkhazia turned into
an advanced industrial-agrarian republic
In this article, a family is considered as a basis of
modern society. As a result of the theoretical and
methodological analysis, there was determined that a
family is a form of a social system of a state making
impact on the personality from birth to death, by
means of formation and change of social,
psychological, cultural, ethical bases, differing by
means of united economic space, moral
communications, interrelationships. Owing to social
and economic, political, psychological changes of the
country, the life of the population and the model of a
family were changed, so the economy of family
business turned into individual economy of societies
that led to the development of a consumer relation of
a society, economic recession, deterioration of
ecological situation of environment. Proceeding from
selective inspection of budgets of households, there
was revealed that the more children in a family, the
worse it’s standard of living, so in full families at the
appearance of one child the standard of living
decreases by 16%, the second child – for 30%, the
third – for 50%. According to Rosstat, there was
defined that the living conditions also depend on a
number of children in a family. On average, better
living conditions are at the citizens living lonely with
34 sq. m of living space, the share on a family from
three people – 11 sq.m of living space on the person.
Different forms of support are given for improvement
of life quality of large families by the state. In the
article, there was considered one of the key forms of
the state support – improvement of living conditions
of families having three and more children, namely
granting of free of charge land plots in property and
providing them with necessary infrastructure. There
was offered the alternative mechanism of the solution
of housing problems of large families which
realization will allow to reduce a social inequality of
different segments of the population, will provide the
rejuvenation of the nation, both in demographic, and
in socio-cultural value
The article is devoted to social wellbeing as an integral
indicator of the socio-psychological state of the
individual, social groups and society as a whole.
Various methodological approaches to the definition
of this category were examined. The article presents
the results of the sociological research carried out by
the authors devoted to the study of social well-being of
the residents of Sochi in the post-Olympic period.
Based on the analysis of empirical data, the following
indicators are certain: satisfaction of residents with
their financial situation, living conditions and health
status; the level of optimism in the context of personal
and social life in the short time perspective, the degree
of conflict in the city between different social groups
and trust of habitants to the Central, regional and local
authorities. The main problems of Sochi and possible
ways of their solution, according to opinion of local
residents are presented. The article studies the opinion
of citizens to such nationwide processes as the
annexation of the Crimea to Russia and the imposition
of sanctions against our country, as well as retaliatory
sanctions of the Russian Federation. Special attention
in the survey is devoted to the attitude of local people
to the Olympics in their city and the use of Olympic
legacy, as well as the preparation and holding of
football World Cup in 2018