The value of studying social mentality for different fields of knowledge and practice

Abstract

The importance of study of social mentality concept in ethnic and national aspects is discovered in this article. The study of social mentality as complex phenomenon was started in historical science, in which the cardinal reorientation from the history of ideology to the history of people was made. Appealing to mentality of community changed the understanding of time and space, gave the ability to get the most complex comprehension of the worldview of a person from another epoch or ethno-national group. In the political sphere of society, taking into account the features of mentality of a community allows formation of an adequate political mythology and ideology, which contribute to the complex evolution of personality in a society. Deep understanding of ethnos social mentality is extremely important for polyethnic societies, which Russian society also belongs to. Social mentality underlies any culture. That is why a research of this concept is an important part of forming of a dialog between two different cultures in our country.