Assessment of the phenomenon of “cancellation culture” by student youth

Abstract

The article presents the results of the sociological research on the attitude of students of Saint-Petersburg University of Management and Economics Technologies to the actual phenomenon of “cancellation culture” (cancel culture), kanselling in general, and the assessment of the cancellation of Russian culture in the West in connection with the beginning of a special military operation (SSO). The aim of the research was to reveal the peculiarities of perception of the phenomenon by the youth audience, including the influence of this phenomenon on the students’ choice of a line of behavior in the future (to emigrate or to wait). The results of the study showed that young people understand the essence of the term “culture of cancellation”, express their willingness to think and talk about the problem. In their assessment of the possible negative consequences of the so-called abolition of Russia, respondents were on the whole more optimistic than the different-aged audience of the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM): the majority of respondents believed that “abolition” would only contribute to the strengthening of Russia’s position in the West. In addition, young people pay attention to the change in motivation in connection with this phenomenon: now they would weigh more seriously than before all the pros and cons of the decision to live and work abroad.