ценностные ориентации

The problem of value orientations of the younger generation, including family values, attracts considerable attention of researchers, since they form the core of values of young people, occupying leading positions in the structure of basic value orientations. A certain type of relationship and upbringing is built within the family circle where traditions and life experience are passed on.

Cовременный период существования рос-
сийского общества характеризуется коренными
преобразованиями всех сфер общественной жиз-
ни, которые не обошли стороной и российскую
семью. Сущность этих преобразований проявля-
ется в переносе центра тяжести в системе взаи-
модействий «социум – семья – индивид» с об-
щества на индивида. Подобная переориентация
неизбежно приводит к изменениям в массовом
сознании и поведении, когда на первый план вы-
ходят развитие и удовлетворение индивидуаль-

The article describes and analizes the main transformational tendencies of educational strategies of Saratov citizens. It is proved that there is the increase of education importance as the way to reach the desired social and professional status. As a result, the directions of possible mid-term changes are defined.

The article deals with theoretic and methodological features of a sociological interpretation of values and value orientations in line with the concepts of Western scientific schools representatives. This paper analyzes the fundamental concepts of E. Durkheim, M. Weber, P. Sorokin and others. In addition, the article raises the importance of Western theoretical approaches and their role in the development of values in the context of social science.

The article on the results of sociological monitoring conducted by questionnaire in Saratov in 2019 and 2020 (the volume of the probabilistic quota sample was 546 and 548 representatives of the younger generation, respectively), reveals the main parameters of the social well-being of young people and shows their dynamics in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is revealed that the relative stability is observed in the labor sphere as a whole. However, the confidence of young people in the demand for the obtained specialty decreased.

The problem of value orientations of the younger generation, including family values, attracts considerable attention of researchers, since they form the core of values of young people, occupying leading positions in the structure of basic value orientations. A certain type of relationship and upbringing is built within the family circle where traditions and life experience are passed on.