Interdependence Between Social Security and Social Exclusion of Population in the Altai Krai

Abstract

The relevance of the research topic lies in the transformation processes in the sphere of social safety which occurred in recent decades in the Russian regions. Scientific implication is based on the lack of knowledge about the relationship between social security and social exclusion of the population living in Russian regions. The paper aims to reveal and analyze the peculiarities of social exclusion of the population and their dependence on subjective perceptions and objective conditions of security in one of the Russian border regions—the Altai Krai. Based on the data from the sociological survey conducted in 2019 in the Altai region (n = 621) and two-step cluster analysis and Mann–Whitney U-tests, the authors reveal that the social well-being of population of the Altai Krai is not homogeneous and could be divided into three main vectors. The first vector is formed by coherent evaluations of objective conditions and subjective feelings of social security. The second vector is represented by subjective perceptions of social security. Finally, the third vector is represented by objective evaluations of the conditions responsible for social security in the region. These three vectors determine the peculiarities of social exclusion of population of the Altai Krai and give rise to their unique configuration.