Проблематика социального исключения в межличностных отношениях в контексте детской художественной литературы

Abstract

Introduction. The modern society is characterized by increasing socio-psychological tensions which enhance the disintegration processes in interpersonal relations. Such processes include ignoring, alienation, rejection and exclusion of a person from significant relationships with other people. This makes social exclusion a relevant research topic. This paper contains a literature review of publications which analyze the works of fiction describing situations of social exclusion in interpersonal relationships among children and adolescents. The literature review is carried out in order to achieve a better understanding of social exclusion: the conditions which give rise to social exclusion, the space and forms of its manifestation, and the key features of the object and subject of exclusion. The paper also seeks to explore the factors of social exclusion prevention. Materials and methods. We carried out a literature review of publications devoted to the study of social exclusion, with emphasis on the analysis of publications that reflect the problems of social exclusion in interpersonal relationships in the context of children’s fiction. The results of the study. The literature review revealed that the topic of social exclusion is widely represented in fiction both explicitly and indirectly. Russian and foreign children’s literature contain examples of ignoring, rejection, and exclusion in interpersonal relationships both in the family and in the educational environment. We describe the possibilities of using these materials in teachers’ work with preschool and school-age children in order to help teachers identify social exclusion in real-life situations, develop their awareness of various manifestations of social exclusion, and prevent exclusionary behavior on the part of teachers or other children in educational institutions. Conclusion. The results of the study indicate that children’s literature can develop the emotional sphere of the child through causing the child’s emotional empathy for the characters in a situation of social exclusion, as well as through provoking the child’s reflecting on such a situation. Children’s literature also contains examples of accepting, or inclusive, behavior—the analysis of such examples can be considered to prevent social exclusion at preschool and school institutions and, in the future, in a broader social context.