Sociology is one of the most important social
sciences. Mathematical and primarily statistical
methods are effective intellectual tools of
sociologists. Let us analyze the work of the author of
this article on the development of statistical methods
to meet the challenges of sociology. Then we give
the review of development of statistical methods in
Russian sociology for 45 years (1970-2015). The
basic scientific events of these years, first of all, were
formation of applied statistics and its basis - statistics
of the non-numerical data (in sociology of 70-90% of
variables have non-numerical nature). Over the last
30 years, the Russian sociology has been growing
rapidly in all quantitative parameters. Clearly, the
depth of investigation gives the use of advanced
scientific apparatus - methodology and methods of
data collection and analysis, mathematical models. In
our view, a fundamental breakthrough was made in
our country in the 1970s. It was then in the arsenal of
Russian sociologists appeared measurement theory
and fuzzy sets, mathematical methods of
classification and multidimensional scaling,
nonparametric statistics and statistics of non-numeric
data. In subsequent decades it has been a natural
development of scientific apparatus. The same
mathematical and statistical methods and models can
be successfully applied in various fields of science
and practice. Statistical methods and models are very
effective in sociological, socio-economic,
managerial, technical and feasibility studies,
medicine, history, in almost any industry and
application areas of knowledge. Within this field, the
main event of the last thirty five years - is becoming
a scientific and practical discipline "Applied
Statistics", dedicated to the development and
application of statistical methods and models. An
analysis of the dynamics of applied statistics leads to
the conclusion that in the XXI century the statistics
of non-numerical data is becoming a central area of
applied statistics, as it contains the most common
approaches and results
This article describes the social culture of an
individual as a systemically important indicator of the
higher education system. The social culture of an
individual is the core of the reproduction of different
educational levels, the social institution of education in
general, the spiritual sphere of the society. One of the
types of the social culture of a future specialist is the
legal culture. A high level of the legal culture allows
the students to realize their abilities, interests, and
needs. At the same time the legal culture is aimed at
educating a socially conscious citizen. The author of
the article clarifies the concepts of culture, social
culture and legal culture, identifies the main
approaches to the phenomenon under study through
the main components of the higher education system.
In this regard, the legal culture is viewed from the
standpoint of activity and value approaches. The
systematization of knowledge carried out by the author
allowed to consider the content of legal culture. To
study the level of the legal culture formedness in the
system of higher education, the author singles out the
information legal culture, the culture of the legal way
of life, of social and legal activity, of value legal
orientations. According to the level a future specialist
possesses these types of legal culture, it is possible to
give a comprehensive objective assessment of the
effectiveness of the functioning and development of all
components of the higher education system
In the article, some results of empirical sociological
research of problems of political socialization of youth
are discussed. The answers of respondents to questions
of interest in policy, the ethnic conflicts and protest
activity are analyzed. The main reasons for extremist
moods in the youth environment are established
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
In the article, we consider transformation of domestic
households. The reasons of emergence of antinuclearization
of a family are described and negative
influence of these households on demographic safety
of the state is revealed. Researches of the Russian
scientists regarding changing of family structure of
the population of Russia are considered and
analyzed. We have proved an impact of housing
problems on development of structure of a family.
The basic principles of a state policy providing the
solution of housing questions are offered
The article deals with a range of approaches to the ideology from the anthropocentric paradigm point of view, where the source of the ideological consciousness is mainly found in psychological nature of a man. Stability and functionality of ideology as a social phenomenon are proved
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
Peculiarities of youth subcultures in Buryatia,
their classification, and main factors influencing
the appearance of youth subcultures in the period
from the beginning of 1990s to 2007 are considered and analyzed in the article.
The article presents the results of empirical researches in the field of outbound tourism of Kuban students. The sociological data describes the picture of the tourism industry and analyze the tourism potential of young people, any perspectives of the development of the tourist business in the Krasnodar region