Minds Of Young People Research Articles

Блогер глазами московского студента: образ профессии

Recently, Russia has seen not only a rapid increase in the popularity of blogging, but also clear trends towards its professionalization. The interest in blogging among young people is especially pronounced. In this regard, there is a need to study the perception of blogging as a profession by young people, to form an image of this profession in their minds, to understand its essence and features. In addition, it is important to identify the factors influencing the formation of the image of the blogger's profession in the minds of young people. The article presents the results of a study of the image of the blogger profession in the representations of the student youth of the city of Moscow. Based on the analysis of theoretical approaches to the study of the profession image, the structure of the blogger's profession image was developed, which includes cognitive, emotional, personal and behavioral components. The results of the student survey revealed that the cognitive component of the image of the blogger's profession was not formed clearly enough for the majority of respondents. At the same time, the emotional and personal components are characterized by positive features. The analysis of the behavioral component showed that the majority of respondents have no intention of becoming professional bloggers. Among the factors influencing the formation of the image of the blogger's profession, the most significant were the level of education and the degree of involvement in the blogosphere. A student's level of education influences their perception of blogging as a profession. The higher the student's level of education, the less they perceive blogging as a profession and more as a way of self-expression, communication or entertainment. The degree of involvement in the blogosphere influences the correctness of the image of the blogger's profession in the student's mind. The more a young person is interested in the blogosphere, the more their idea of the blogging profession matches reality. The results of the study indicate that, despite the popularity of blogging among students, their ideas about the profession of a blogger often do not correspond to reality.

Motives for and predictors of teachers’ adoption of pro-environmental behaviours

Teachers frequently happen to be the most influential role models and social change agents in the eyes and minds of young people as well as the whole society in many cultures. Since they are closely involved in promoting the ideas for the goodness of communities and the whole world either as individuals or educators, teachers’ behaviours across all aspects of their life are correspondingly valuable. Therefore, what teachers do in and out of school for the benefit of nature, society or humanity is a crucial phenomenon worth studying. With this study, we aimed to identify the motives for and the predictors of PEBs (pro-environmental behaviours) that teachers follow in their personal, professional, or social spheres and specify whether those behaviours are the characteristics of a particular teacher group or not. Designed as a survey, the research was mainly a correlational study exploring the existing relationships between teachers’ tendency to adopt PEBs and certain socio-demographics along with internal factors. In this inquiry, we surveyed 330 Turkish in-service teachers representing different educational settings across the country through a cross-sectional online questionnaire and performed descriptive statistics and multiple regression analyses with the help of the software STATA. Based on the findings of the study, we presented suggestions for policy and practice in teacher education as well as implications for future research on pro-environmental practices and environmental education.

PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LEVELS OF HUMAN PERFECTION IN THE TEACHINGS OF NAJMUDDIN KUBRO

To restore national values, traditions, national feeling, character and spiritual heritage, it is necessary to research the teachings of our great thinkers, analyze them from a psychological point of view, and inculcate the thoughts and opinions born on this basis into the minds of young people first. In improving the higher education system, it is advisable not to limit oneself to worldly knowledge, but to make extensive use of the sacred teachings of the spiritual world and the works of figures of Sufism. From this point of view, the role of Allama Najmiddin Kubro, the great exponent of Sufism, i.e. Kubroviya sect, in the world of science is of particular importance.

School students' burdens and resources after 2 years of COVID-19 in Austria: a qualitative study using content analysis.

The mental health of young people has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures associated with it. Mental health symptoms increased across various domains during the pandemic and subjective wellbeing decreased. This study examined the burdens and resources of Austrian school students (M = 16.63 years old) in the third year of the pandemic and compared them descriptively with the burdens and resources identified in a comparative study in 2021. A cross-sectional online survey with open-ended questions from April to May 2022 provided data that was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. A sub-sample of N = 214 was selected from the larger sample. This sub-sample is representative for the Austrian population aged 15-19 in terms of gender and migrant background. Analysis of the open-ended questions showed that concerns about the pandemic and the burdens of the measures were no longer on young people's minds at the time of the survey in 2022. On the other hand, stress at school was increasing and the opening of schools and the resumption of face-to-face teaching were challenging for respondents. While resuming social contacts and leisure activities was mentioned as a resource by many respondents, some also expressed a desire for more time off and a retreat into coping strategies such as sleeping more or avoiding problems. Our findings suggest that there is a need for low-threshold support from teachers and parents to help students catch up on missed lessons and to empathize with the mas they make the transition back to "old normal".

The values of traditional culture and their understanding in the minds of young people

The subject of the study is the system of values of the past, represented in traditional Russian culture. The object of the research is the connection of the values of traditional culture with the structure of consciousness of modern Russian youth. The author examines in detail such aspects of the topic as the study of the concept of "traditional culture", the analysis of its content, represented by the phenomenon of national unity, understanding the significance of this phenomenon in the minds of the inhabitants of the country. During the research, special attention was paid to a sociological survey of young people related to the actualization of the cultural, historical, patriotic meaning of the National Unity holiday, the attitude of the younger generation towards it, and the identification of values significant to it. An important role in the presented work is given to the comparative analysis of surveys of residents of the country and students, the characteristic of the basic foundations of the worldview in the structure of consciousness of older and younger generations, the methods that were used during the study are presented by: analysis of sources on the problem of determining the meaning of the concept of "traditional culture"; by the method of a written survey of students; by the method of comparative analysis of responses between data, represented by VTSIOM, and young people on the problem of national unity of society. The scientific novelty of the presented research is characterized by a comparative analysis of abstract sociological research carried out by VTSIOM with the specific results of a survey of young students of the Kostroma State Agricultural Academy. The results of the work show that at the present stage of development of Russian society there is a tendency to blur the clear ideas of the younger generation about the figurative and symbolic meaning of the spiritual and moral values of the people that define traditional culture. The main conclusion of the study is that young people generally do not recognize the value of social unity as an indicator of the integrity of the state, do not know the historical meaning of the National Unity holiday, do not consider traditional values (family, love of the Motherland, brotherhood of peoples) significant in modern reality, using the Internet space for communication, becomes dependent on gadgets which poses a real threat of loss of communication between generations.

THE PROBLEM OF SMOKING AMONG STUDENTS OF THE MODERN GENERATION

Smoking is one of the harmful and common habits among students. In addition to causing irreparable harm to the health of smokers and their environment, this habit prevents boys and girls from developing age-appropriate behavioral attitudes toward a healthy lifestyle and slows down personal and moral growth. Unfortunately, in the minds of young people, smoking is not considered a deviation. Public morality in our country is tolerant of smoking. At the same time, in number of countries smoking is recognized as a form of deviant behavior. Smokers are identified with drug addicts, neurotics, air polluters, and fire makers. Much remains to be done in society to strengthen the idea in the minds of people, and above all, students, that “a smoker is a person who has certain defects in culture and behavior.” If the prevalence of smoking remains at its current level, the mortality rate from smoking in the second quarter of the 21st century will be 10 million people annually. About half of these deaths will occur in the middle age category (40-60 years). Those people who must die today are still children or adults starting their lives. The loss of their life expectancy is about 20 years. According to research by psychologists, the most common reasons for student smoking are imitation of older friends, especially those whom one would like to be like (including parents); the desire to appear mature and independent; the desire to “be like everyone else” in a smoking company. The reason for smoking in some cases is the strict prohibition of parents, especially in cases where the parents themselves smoke.

Имидж государственных высокотехнологичных корпораций как фактор профессионального выбора современной молодежи

The article is devoted to the analysis of the image of Russian high-tech state corporations, which in modern conditions are faced with the problem of attracting and retaining young specialists. One of the factors influencing the professional choice of young specialists is the image of corporations among young people. Based on the theory of social construction of reality and on articles on the formation of a corporate image, the authors highlight the social image of state corporations, which is formed spontaneously in the minds of young people under the influence of historical, social, cultural factors, and the image constructed by the management of state corporations using management technologies. Using the example of the state corporation Roscosmos, the authors identified and compared the social image among young people and the constructed image. In-depth interviews with representatives of the relevant departments of the Roscosmos corporation made it possible to identify the desired image for the corporation as an innovative and high-tech corporation that maintains its leading position in space, which is promising for young professionals. A questionnaire survey of Moscow youth revealed the predominance of a negative image of the company, which is especially pronounced among graduates of specialized educational institutions and young specialists in the aerospace industry. The identified discrepancy between the constructed image and the real image of the state corporation Roscosmos has a negative impact on attracting young specialists. The authors propose a number of measures aimed at solving the problem of constructing a positive image of state-owned high-tech corporations among young people.

ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ПРЕДСТАВЛЕНИЙ СОВРЕМЕННОЙ МОЛОДЕЖИ ОБ АБОРТАХ

The article deals with the attitude of modern Russian youth to the problem of unwanted pregnancy, as well as to the possibility of its termination. The data of a study conducted among students and high school students in Ryazan are presented, recommendations for the prevention of abortions among this category of the population are proposed. The importance of studying this topic is currently determined by the number of abortions, the number of complications and maternal mortality, gynecological diseases, including infertility, and the deterioration of reproductive health of the population. It is known that abortions performed by girls at a young age have the most dangerous consequences, namely, young women terminate pregnancy in more than half of the cases. Abortion in our country remains the main means of eliminating unwanted pregnancies, despite the fact that demographic processes dictate the need to give birth to an increasing number of children. Abortions significantly affect the deterioration of the demographic situation in our country. The study of ideas about abortion in the minds of young people will allow for in-depth work on prevention, to make the necessary adjustments to the social policy of the state.

Стереотип как институт исторической памяти: случай российского поколения Z

The purpose of the article is to clarify the methodology of studying stereotypes inherent in the dialect of memory of the Russian generation Z, as well as to determine strategies for their (de-)construction in the oppositional liberal discourse. The main methodological guideline for the author is the neoinstitutional approach to stereotypes, which is concretized based on secondary data from sociological and linguistic studies. As a result, the author comes to the conclusion that, firstly, stereotypes play a key role in constructing the image of historical epochs among the youngest generation of Russians; secondly, the Stalinist and Yeltsin epochs are the most important for the dialect of memory of generation Z; thirdly, an acute ideological struggle is being waged within Russian society for the interpretation of these epochs; finally, the construction or deconstruction of stereotypes as elements of the dialect of memory of generation Z plays a crucial role in this struggle. Analyzing in more detail the relevant strategies of the Russian liberal opposition, the author emphasizes its desire, on the one hand, to weaken the "pro-Stalinist" (pro - Soviet) stereotypes in the minds of young people and, on the contrary, to strengthen the "pro-Yeltsin" ones, constructing an image of the "glorious (but not "dashing") nineties". The article notes that an important role in this work with the stereotypes is played by the aesthetic experience of young people as a space for legitimizing power at the level of theoretical statements in a rudimentary form

Request for Paternalism: The Concept and Value of State in the Minds of Russian Youth

Modern Russian youth as a whole significantly differs from those of older generations in their values and behavioral disposition, which, in conjunction with internal heterogeneity, has a significant impact on the strategy of working with it. In connection therewith, the purpose of the research presented was the value and semantic analysis of one of the meaning-forming concepts of the person’s political representations system - the concept of the state on the basis of the political and psychological approach. The results of an all-Russian representative survey of young people aged 14-30 conducted during the autumn, 2022 served as an empirical basis for the study (sample size: 2,500). A research question was posed: what are the meanings of the idea and value of the state in the minds of modern youth? As hypotheses, the assumptions were formulated that the modern Russian youth is characterized by paternalistic orientations traditionally characteristic of the national political culture. At the same time, ideas about the state are contradictory, reflect traditional, historically established axiological interpretations and modern meanings. The overall result of the study was the conclusion about the ambivalent and unclear nature of ideas about the Russian state, with positive characteristics dominating. The attitude of young people to the state is utilitarian in nature: it is perceived as a source of benefits, responsible to citizens, they are expected to take care, protect and ensure order. At the same time, young people often do not endow themselves with responsibility to the state and society. In the minds of young people, the state is associated with such concepts as land, people and culture. At the same time, the “Russian land” is not simply perceived as a territory, but as an independent value in the context of identifying an individual with people and its culture. This interpretation has deep historical value and semantic roots. It can be judged as a modern actualization of the notions of «Russian Land» and «Russian State» noted by historians in the Russian political culture.

Reproductive attitudes of childhood and birth control among young people

In the conditions of modern society, there is a transformation of reproductive cultural norms that determine the consciousness of the younger generation. The study of young’s reproductive attitudes is becoming especially relevant in the context of Russia's demographic policy aimed at expanded reproduction of the population and the preservation of traditional family values. The purpose of the article was to study the peculiarities of the reproductive attitudes of young people, first of all, the attitudes of childhood and birth control (through abortions and Childfree ideas). According to the results of a survey of 400 people aged 18-35 years, it is shown that the content of the reproductive attitudes of the younger generation is rather positive. Young people are focused, at least, on building a two-child family, under favorable conditions - a large one. The implementation of reproductive plans significantly depends on the situation in private life and the country, is flexible, involves the use of various methods of reproductive control, including abortion and unplanned birth. The attitude to Childfree's ideas in the minds of young people is largely neutral and clearly not differentiated. The authors conclude that young people reflect the trends existing in society and implement a compromise version of reproductive behavior: the attitudes of childhood correspond to the traditional value type, and the attitude to abortion and childfree ideas correspond to the hedonistic-feminist type.

Risks of inter-ethnic conflict in the North Caucasus in the perceptions of youth

The article analyzes the assessments and perceptions of the North Caucasus youth about the state of interethnic relations in the region. The North Caucasian region is distinguished by a high level of significance of confessional, ethnic and group identities, which creates the risk of conflict in interethnic relations. Significant differences remain in the degree of ethnic and confessional self-awareness among Russian and North Caucasian youth. The issues of compatibility of various value and socio-cultural foundations of the worldview of young people, the formation of unifying civil and cultural-civilizational foundations of the all-Russian identity are gaining importance. The purpose is to determine the conflict potential of interethnic relations in the North Caucasus in the perceptions of youth. Objectives are to identifying the causes of interethnic tension, determining the ethno-confessional factors of the conflict potential of inter-ethnic relations among young people, the degree of readiness to personally participate in ethno-confessional conflicts in the interests of their ethnic and confessional group, the significance of the main macro-identities: all-Russian, ethnic and confessional. When working on the research methodology, special attention was paid to modern Russian and foreign theoretical and methodological approaches to inter-ethnic conflicts, the role of ethno-political and economic factors of conflict potential and the determination of the causes of inter-ethnic tension in a multi-ethnic environment. Empirical data were obtained by a survey-questionnaire conducted in February-March 2023. 1,400respondents were interviewed– students of leading universities in the North Caucasus. A sub-sampling was carried out according to nationality and attitude to religion. The level of interethnic tension in the North Caucasus is assessed by the respondents as low. At the same time, the potential for conflict and the mobilization potential of ethnicity, their dependence on national identity, remains. Most of the respondents singled out socio-cultural reasons as the main reasons for interethnic tension in the North Caucasus: rejection of the culture and values of other peoples, hostility and prejudice towards other peoples. The all-Russian identity has been formed and is significant for all groups of respondents. Ethnic and confessional identities are also of great importance for North Caucasian youth. In the North Caucasus, there remain latent risks of conflict in interethnic relations among the youth, the mobilization potential of ethnic and confessional identity. The main causes of interethnic tension are of a value-ideological nature. In the minds of young people there is a high significance, along with the all-Russian, ethnic and confessional identity. There is a tendency for the "field of conflict" to flow from the ethno-political into the socio-cultural sphere. Emotional-psychological and socio-cultural reasons for young people are of greater importance than socio-economic and ethno-political ones.

Masculine and feminine culture of society: youth preferences

The author's position of including a motivational component (values) in the structure of gender self-awareness is substantiated, the methodology and results of an empirical study of the correlation of masculine and feminine values in the minds of young people are described. Today, in connection with the integration of independent Kazakhstan into the world community, along with other issues, the problems of gender psychology are becoming extremely important. The actual directions of development of domestic gender psychology are determined. A comparative analysis of state strategic objectives and expected results on gender equality with indicators of gender indices and statistical data was used. The purpose of the study is to determine the main directions of development of Kazakhstan's gender psychology in terms of current problems of society. The objective of the study is to identify the key problem that hinders the effective implementation of the strategy aimed at achieving gender equality in Kazakhstan.

The role of new media in forming the consciousness and worldview of Generation Z

Introduction. Introducing into the system of work of traditional media, new information and digital technologies have become the reason for the development of new media. Purpose setting. The evolution of new media in the era of technological progress involves the constant introduction of advanced digitalization technologies. In this regard, it is necessary to study the impact of new media on the minds of young people in order to identify positive and negative factors. Methodology and methods of the study. The factors of influence of information messages on the behavior of an audience of young people subject to regular and excessive media consumption, which causes certain behavior and reactions, are substantiated. Results. In the process of forming opinions and attitudes of Generation Z to information messages in the media space, the emotional factor and emotional thinking prevail. Conclusions. The consciousness and worldview of the younger generation is subject to informational and psychological impact due to the high degree of activity of the audience in social media and the Internet.

Church as a Geo-historic Archive -A Case Study of Greater Mumbai

The church is the center of Christian devotion and reflects local beliefs, practices and traditions. Ornate buildings and beautiful buildings sometimes become important landmarks of the world. These monuments echo the diversity of the region and often reflect local art, skill, and decoration. Churches serve as archives of history. Conservation and restoration is a commitment to preserving the cultural heritage of the future. Conservation activities include testing, documentation, treatment, and conservation protection, supported by research and education. The magnificent buildings of Greater Mumbai face a variety of challenges and are in dire need of a cost-effective discipline system. The precious places of worship of Mumbai should be celebrated and revered as spiritual centers and permanent places in our communities. Today, the owners of precious places of worship face many challenges. These may include parishioner’s declines, decreasing salaries, and increasing prices, outdated materials, civic security and approachability, accommodation burdens, adjustment to new features of reverence, and a change in approach. Spiritual areas are significant as they are storehouses of cultural inheritance and cater to the spiritual requirements of society at large. The current paper highlights the geo-history of Greater Mumbai and the importance of churches in the construction of the city sky. This paper is an attempt to instill a sense of heritage management and to honor these historical symbols in the minds of young people. It focuses on finding sustainable solutions to the survival of these historical wonders.

Philosophical worldview and pedagogical thoughts in the poetry of poet- zhiraus in Syrdarya region

The philosophical outlook and pedagogical thoughts in the poetry of poet-zhiraus of Syr region are analyzed in the article. The poet-zhiraus of Syr region also express their pedagogical views to show the right way in formation of an educated nation through their proverbs, haklia, poems-testaments.
 Each nation has its own characteristics, national character, moral norms, customs, rituals, traditions and life style. Each nation has its own culture, which has been formed over hundreds of years, it takes root in people's lives and, of course, affects people's life skills and education. The desire to educate the generation of this nation in progressive traditions and an advanced moral spirit, to introduce people’s rich customs into life, to bring up them good qualities, is legitimacy and farsightedness.
 Challenging tasks are sometimes arisenwith the development of the society, social relations, training and educational work. At each stage of the society development, new tasks are set before the family, school and other educational institutions. Finding more perfect and effective ways to influence especially young people's minds in the modern period are mentioned in the article.

The positive effect of the propaganda of family ethics and family education based on big data technology on the ideological work of youth

Abstract Big data technology is gaining a lot of attention and research in the present day. In this article, based on big data technology, we use Spark’s big data hybrid computing model to promote family style and family education under the premise of large-scale information processing. The minimum average distance of all clusters is calculated by computing the mean and eigenvectors of the Hopkins statistic. The cohesiveness and separation of the contour coefficients on the clusters were evaluated based on the mean values. We also examine the error-squared and criterion functions and use this method to verify the positive effect of promoting family traditions and education on the minds of young people. In this paper, we get from the comparison experiment of mining algorithms: Spark algorithm mining efficiency is 200-300 higher than MR algorithm mining efficiency, and the mining efficiency is superior. Especially when the log volume is large, the efficiency enhancement effect is as high as 96.88%, which is conducive to creating a good ideological and political education environment for young people by further improving the positive role of propagating family style and family education in the ideological and political education of young people.

FARIDIDDIN ATTAR'S SPIRITUAL AND MORAL VIEWS AND HIS INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S THINKING

In this article, the research conducted on the development of methods and forms of moral education, youth education through the pedagogical views of Farididdin Attar, the analysis of many works written in the educational and moral direction of the field of education in historical sources, their content to inculcate its essence into the minds of young people, at the same time, to educate the youth of our future in the feeling of love for the Motherland, to teach them to appreciate work, to form cultural relations with their friends, and to realize their perspective as individuals.

Научный взгляд на ценностные установки современной российской молодёжи: почему не складывается целостная картина?

The publication presents the author’s explanation of the reason why the picture of the value political orientations of young people, created by the efforts of many domestic researchers, does not look holistic and convincing enough to be used as an indisputable argument when choosing directions and methods for implementing state youth policy. The problem is not that different researchers build a hierarchy of values in different ways, to which the minds of young people are oriented. In a specific study, the greater significance of some values and the lesser significance of others is often determined, naturally, by its objectives, methodology, and conditions. The materials and conclusions presented in them convince the reader that the value orientations of young people for modern and future Russian politics contain as many threats as there are prerequisites for the state and society to be able to counter these threats. Such a “balanced” result of scientific research does not allow us to identify a trend towards changes in the value orientations of young people and, accordingly, to choose the most important direction for the implementation of state youth policy. The source of contradictions in the opinions of researchers about the state of value orientations of young people, the author considers the commitment of researchers to the social myth about youth, according to which the younger generation is both a risk factor for basic social practices and the main resource for their development.

The Absence of a Single Ideological and Value Construct of the Image of the State as a Threat to Russia's National Security

The article analyzes the impact of the absence of a single ideological and value construct of the image of the state in the minds of young people on the state of national security of the country. In the course of the research, an attempt is made to describe the current ideological constructs of the state that exist in the minds of young people. The authors study the consequences of the intervention of actors interested in destabilizing the socio-political system in the process of constructing the image of the state in the perception of young people. The analysis is conducted through the analysis of cases involving Russian youth in the current political agenda. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was a secondary analysis of the results of research on the value bases of political activity of young people, in which ideological ideas and attitudes are considered in the structure of moral and political consciousness. The organization of the socio-political system of the country takes place in a single information space, where the prism of moral and ethical values is constructed. Young people, as an age group characterized by not well-established life imperatives and a high level of content consumption, are ready to look at what is happening in the state through the prism offered to them in the information space. The problem of creating content is compounded by the lack of a single ideological and value construct that can justify to young people the need for actions taken by state institutions. The concepts of ideas about the state that exist among the younger generation are fragmentary and antagonistic, as they were spontaneously formed on the remnants of the Soviet ideological heritage and integrated Western narratives. In this article, the authors attempt to formulate current threats to national security based on a secondary analysis of studies of the value perceptions of young people and the motives for their participation in protest actions, which are based on the ideological disorganization of the younger generation of Russians.