The paper is devoted to the issues of socialization in today‘s multicultural society. The study aims to perform the analysis of victimization as the result associated with morphogenetic social processes of globalization in the modern world. The paper provides an overview of the major changes associated with the transformation of modern society and reveals the victimizing influence of globalization on the Russian population and social institutions. The specificity of the psychological approach to the study of the impact of globalization on the world community is revealed. The description of a multicultural environment and its basic characteristics is provided. The complexity and diversity of the impact of the complex of reasons on the change and transformation of the structure of a modern multicultural society is shown. The paper outlines the main risks and negative side effects of globalization showing the influence of the main processes on the peculiarities of the society, changes in the structure and specificity of particular processes. The causes for the strengthening of some negative manifestations (separatism, isolation) and their impact on the society‘s increasing victimizing impact are highlighted.

The paper considers the two aspects of socialization: under the conditions education and under the conditions of spontaneous influence of various life circumstances. The attention is focused on the second aspect connected with addictive behaviour of the person. The structure of addictive behaviour and the features of the person with disposition to addictive behaviour are described. The empirical data confirming the correlation between the features of the personality and their disposition to addictive behaviour are cited. With the example of students of Omsk State Pedagogical University and North Kazakhstan State University various kinds and degrees of addictions are presented. The conclusion is that the use of psychotropic substances promotes transition from a person‘s temporary desadaptation to the permanent state, and further to addictive realization as an indicator of the broken socialization of the person.

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The paper describes and comparatively analyzes the personality features of professional Thai boxers, boxers engaged in other martial arts, and also men who are not professionally involved in sports. The age of all the studied men (professional and amateur athletes) refers to the period of early adulthood (20 – 25 years old). The results of the study revealed significant differences in the personal characteristics of the people involved in Thai Boxing, in comparison with the athletes in other combat sports and the men who do not do sports at all. It is concluded that practicing Muay Thai, which is a new kind of sport for this country, has overall favorable impact on the development of athletes‘ personality. 

The paper discusses the possibilities of the modern school in the development of skills for effective interpersonal and inter-group interaction as a means to prevent ethical conflicts. On the basis of the conducted research the author proves the necessity of prevention of ethnic conflicts through the development of intercultural competence of adolescents. Inter-ethnic conflicts are considered as a special case of social conflict when conflicting groups have been formed on an ethnic basis. The paper presents the results of the psycho-prophylactic work aimed at the development of the components of intercultural competence, communicative tolerance and ability to accept others. The obtained data allow drawing conclusions that intercultural competence can be instilled through prevention programmes aimed at the reduction of conflict, the development of communicative skills and learning about the culture and traditions of other nations. The most significant changes are observed in such indicators of intercultural competence as the tolerance to opposing views and opinions, the ability to avoid conflict situations and understanding the peculiarities of different nations.

The paper addresses the problem of group coping. The authors note that today the situation of group reactions to difficulties are studied mainly in the framework of dyadic interaction (family coping) or within large social groups (collective coping). The study focused on group coping with the difficulties at the level of small groups, an attempt is made to distinguish it from group defense mechanisms. Group coping refers to the way shared by all group members to cope with the objective stressful situation that threatens the integrity of the group and mobilizes its resources. The paper presents the data of an experimental study showing that the strategies of group coping are not a set of group members‘ individual copings, and that there is a correlation between the strategies of group coping with the effectiveness of group decisions and the level of group cohesion.

The purpose of the study was to discover the correlation between students‘ subjective evaluation of the feasibility of the basic values in the university educational environment and the degree of manifestation of their implicit theories of intelligence and personality. In order to study implicit theories we used the questionnaire by K. Dweck modified by T. V. Kornilova and S. D. Smirnov, as well as a method of subjective evaluation of feasibility of basic values (SEFBV) developed by S. A. Bogomaz. For the studied students‘ group we calculated the profile of basic values and the profile of these values feasibility in the university environment. The profiles analysis shows that the university environment contributes to the implementation of professional values, but the students rank the values of ―family‖, ―love‖ and ―health‖ as important. It was proved that the university environment is characterized by a significant ―gap‖ between the importance and feasibility of the value ―to be healthy‖. We found significant correlation between the parameters of implicit theories and evaluation of feasibility of basic values. The acquired results broaden the idea of personal-environment interaction and may be taken into account when creating the university environment which would ensure personal and professional development of young people to the maximum extent. It can be concluded that students with implicit theories of augmenting intelligence and enriched personality tend to have a positive attitude to milieu conditions that have developed in the university educational environment. The milieu properties may be quantified using the SEFBV technique. Analysis of the ―gap‖ between the importance and feasibility of values in the university environment will provide important information about the peculiarities of individual-environment interaction.

The paper provides the analysis of family factors of parent identity development. The results of studying the correlations between family factors and parent identity in Russia are given, as well as the comparison of the parent identity specifics in Russian and American samples. The results have difference by gender. The family factors correlate with women’s caregiving identity. Breadwinning identity appears more significant for men.

We used a hypothesis that the lifestyle of people with mortgage commitments is specific and very different from that of the people without a mortgage. To identify and describe the specifics of ―mortgage scenarios‖ people were divided into two groups (30 paople in each group) with and without a mortgage. The study methods include: specific semantic differential ―Lifestyle‖, Rotter‘s ―I-E Scale‖, Spielberger-Hanin scale of reactive and trait anxiety, A. Langle and K. Orgler‘s scale of existence (SE test), the authors‘ questionary. The main hypothesis was proved. The eleven specific psychological characteristics of people living in the mortgage scenario are described.

The paper discusses the ethno-psychological aspect of the value orientations structure of the Baikal region students. The paper presents only a part of the data from a large-scale cross-cultural research. The objective was to study the structure of value orientations of students from different nationalities living in the Baikal region. The study used the method of survey which was taken by more than 900 students of Russian and Buryat ethnic groups living in Irkutsk region and Buryatia. The results of the study showed that the structure of value orientations of young people has some differences which depend on specific national characteristics. The structure of the value orientations of young people of Russian and Buryat ethnic groups living in Irkutsk region significantly differs in a number of life values in comparison to the structure of value orientations of Russians and Buryats living in the republic of Buryatia. These differences indicate that the factor of human habitation in their motherland affects the development and the formation of values in life. Universal basic life values such as respect for the relatives and friends, family and marriage, love and friendship, regardless of the ethnicity and the region of residence, occupy a significant place in the structure of the value orientations of young people. The results of our research will be applied in practice and will make a valuable contribution to the currently important, significant area of research which aims to understand patriotism and interethnic harmony.

The paper poses the problem of the organization of extracurricular activities for the purpose of ethnic socialization of schoolchildren. Ethnic socialization of the individual is understood as a process of formation of ethnic identity, values and tolerance. The authors emphasize that under the new GEF extracurricular activities are designed to provide spiritual and moral development and socialization of students through the organization of excursions, conferences, debates, round tables; creating clubs and elective classes, school scientific societies, research and others. The educational institution determines the forms of organization of extracurricular activities. Therefore, instructional design and organization of extracurricular activities is important in the context of ethnic socialization of students. It is shown that the design of extracurricular activities programs in the ethnic socialization of students requires the development of specific objectives, the content of the studied material; the application of innovative methods and means of training and education etc. The paper provides the guidelines for implementing the program of extracurricular activities, as well as its methodological foundations, approved in the regional model of School of communication.

The paper presents a content analysis of the organization of psycho-pedagogical support of ethnic socialization of schoolchildren in key areas of practical psychology of education (diagnostic, preventive, educational, corrective developing, consulting). Psychological and educational support of ethnic socialization is understood as the activity of the psychologist to ensure the formation of students’ positive ethnic identity, tolerance and valuable attitude to ethnocultural diversity. Educational direction involves stimulating interest in the history and culture of their own and other ethnic groups, raising awareness of a culture of peace and tolerance, intercultural awareness assistance and mutual interdependence and others. Consultation area involves individual and group counseling of students, parents and teachers on ethnic socialization. Diagnostics is designed to identify the students’ current level of performance of ethnic socialization. Prevention includes preventing negative identity, mismatch in the system of values, intolerance, increased positive evaluation of self and others, countering ethnic attribution, etc. Corrective developing implies correction of negative identity, intolerance, developing the skills of cooperation and dialogue, reducing prejudice towards others, etc.

The paper examines the concepts of ―value‖ and ―conflict of values‖. The possibilities of using metaphorical association cards to resolve the conflict are revealed. A scheme of conflict resolution with the help of metaphorical cards is presented. The authors provide an algorithm for analysis of ethical dilemmas using the methods of art therapy. The proceedings will be useful to specialists working in the counseling practice using metaphorical cards for resolution of a wide range of interpersonal problems including conflicts of different nature. Metaphorical cards are a valuable tool of psychological work, which is clearly shown in the paper.

The definition and the structure of emotional intelligence as a psychological-pedagogical phenomenon are introduced in the paper. The research of the relationships of cultural context with the components of emotional intelligence is done with the help of the sanogenic thinking theory of Yu. M. Orlov. The possibility of the development of emotional intelligence among students of pedagogical college through the organization of intercultural interaction is explained. These results extend the understanding of the structure of emotional intelligence, describing it as one of the factors affecting the interpersonal communication. It is concluded that reflection and experiences are a single psychological mechanism in the process of changing professional consciousness of students.

The paper presents the results of a study of the psychological aspects of people‘s attitudes to personal safety, which showed the presence of individual differences in regard to the personal security of life in the long term. The author identifies and describes the types of life strategies for personal safety. The conclusion is made about the opportunities and prospects for security studies in psychology as applied to the problems of the person‘s way of life and self-realization in post-non-classical methodology and value-semantic paradigm.

The subject of the study is the factors causing the growth of ethnic tensions and the emergence of inter-ethnic conflicts. The paper presents the results of the research in the three countries of the Asian region – the eastern part of Russia, China and Mongolia (authors studied more than 1600 people aged 17 to 21 years). It provides an analysis of responses to the question of what they believe to be the cause of the deterioration of inter-ethnic relations in the modern world. It also provides psychological mechanisms that may overcome many of the negative conflictgenerating factors. It is concluded that psychological approaches to the expansion of human consciousness, the adoption of a world of multi-ethnicity and diversity of ideas and ways of human expression, more natural and effective relations between representatives of different cultures contribute to the resolution of ethnic conflicts.

In the paper patriotism is considered as the love to the fatherland resulting from solidarity of interests of citizens of that state or members of that nation. The main problems of interrelation of patriotism and interethnic consent are the following: first, for some people being a patriot means primarily the opposition of the intimate national values to the values of other peoples. The people who proclaimed the slogan "Russiafor Russians", most likely, are mostly patriots, but it is possible to doubt their active aspiration for international consent in the polyethnic country. Secondly, the multinational states, such as theUSA,Canada,Switzerland, Russia etc., compelled to look for ―clamps‖ which put civil identity of the population over ethnic identity. Thirdly, it is impossible to leave from contradictions between patriotism of citizens of the country and regional patriotism, as love to the small homeland. The author allocates some types of patriotism: 1) aggressive patriotism, 2) pathos patriotism, 3) everyday (ordinary) patriotism.

The paper analyzes the differences between the representatives of mixed (multinational) and unmixed (monoethnic) families in matters of inter-ethnic interaction, ethnic harmony and patriotism. This study was conducted in 2015. The survey involved more than 600 students of the Baikal region. The study showed that, despite a significant number of matches, it is possible to speak about the existence of significant differences between members of mixed and unmixed families in their assessment of interethnic relations, and phenomena associated with patriotism and interethnic consent. In these matters we can confidently speak about the positive impact of such factors as the heterogeneity of the family.

The paper focuses on the complex, non-linear nature of relations between the parameters of value-semantic sphere and features of human temporal perspective. Time perspective and value-semantic dimensions of human life-world are considered in their interdependence with each other within a holistic process of life-fulfillment, in relation to which they act as ―cross-cutting‖ symptoms; for this purpose individual characteristics of this relations are defined by features of human chronotopic organization. The time perspective, considered in unity with value-semantic dimensions of human lifeworld, is revealed in a new meaningful composition (which includes the meaning of life orientation, existential performance, basic beliefs, meaningful goals) acting as an element in the structure of higher-transspective life-fulfillment. On the basis of empirical data, typological methods of chronotopic life-world organization are identified and described. It is shown that the features of time perspective and value-semantic characteristics, that are consolidated in the image of the person‘s world, are associated with their preference for one or another field of employment as one of the basic components of adult lifestyle. The paper demonstrates empirical evidence that awareness and harmonization of temporary locuses of value and semantic parameters gives a person a real opportunity to find their ―inner center‖, switch to selfdetermination and choose an emotionally rich, meaningful live.

The paper discusses the importance of tolerance for enhancing effective inter-ethnic and cross-cultural interaction. The author reveals the elements of tolerance: communicative tolerance, empathy and tolerant setting. The results of empirical studies of tolerance among different socio-demographic groups are presented. It is noted that the level of students‘ tolerant setting does not change significantly during the transition from the initial to the final stage of training, but a sufficient level of tolerance was detected in most of the helping professions and experts in the group of girls. Comparative analysis of the averages of communicative tolerance showed that the young man, first-year students and specialists of helping professions have higher levels than other analyzed groups. At the same time, the level of empathy among girls is higher than in boys. No significant differences in the level of empathy between the subjects of the first and fourth years of study, students and specialists of helping professions was identified. Thus, the expression of empathy, tolerant setting, communication skills depends on the sex, stage of vocational training, the social and professional status of the subjects. The findings of the study indicate the need to create the psychological conditions for the development of tolerance among students. To do this, we developed a program that includes a film lecture hall and a training.

The paper presents the results of studying the ―social self‖ of teenagers‘ in different ethnic groups, living in rural settlements. The discovred features can form the basis of sociocultural researches. The conclusion about the prevailing social character and essence in teenagers‘ identity formation is drawn.

The paper presents the results of empirical studies of the effect of the rhythmic organization of social advertisements on its perception by the Buryats. We verify the hypothesis of the Mongol-Buryat ethnos representatives‘ semantic preference for slow rhythms. The study involved the Buryats of Ulan-Ude, the Buryat language speakers, the control group consisted of Russian respondents. The subjects were evaluated using the method of semantic differential – four stimuli two social commercials: filmed in slow rhythm and shown first with the sound, then without sound, and filmed in a dynamic rhythm with sound and without sound. The study found the dependence of advertising semantics on its rhythmic organization for the Buryats. It was shown that a slow rhythm is perceived more positively. The author discovered a higher Buryats‘ sensitivity to the sound of the text supporting the advertising: their assessment of the voiced and soundless movies is characterized by significant statistical differences in several factors. Such differences were found in the control group of the Slavs

The socio-cultural identity is the subject of theoretical and empirical analysis. The purpose of the paper is to present the results of studies of the socio-cultural identity of students enrolled in different socio-cultural conditions (in a small town and metropolis). As a diagnostic tool we used the technique of Z. F. Urbanowich ―Personal and social identity‖ and a questionnaire aimed at the study of individual data of subjects. The results of an empirical study of social and cul tural identity of students of small towns and metropolis are represented. The research revealed that for students studying in a small town, potentially broad self-realization opportunities are found in the expansion of socio-cultural space along the path: a village – a small town; and in the case of the students of the metropolis this extension of sociocultural space occurs on a larger scale, respectively: a small town – a metropolis. The results of the study of social and cultural identity as a factor of stability of the person‘s life-world can be the basis for regional programs of psychological support for citizens to move from the edge of the northern regions and small towns to metropolis, for people experiencing difficulties in determining the direction of the life and career path.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the problematic and effectiveness of psychotherapeutic practices in the context of risks of psychological capitulation. The paper presents the results of phenomenological research of client activities, therapist activities and helpful therapeutic effects in existential group therapy. The data were collected during the group therapy given by Dr. A. E. Alekseichik ―Life Psychotherapy. Intensive Therapeutic Faith‖, held in November2014 inthe city ofKemerovo,Russia. To collect the data we used the measures developed by Mick Cooper and John McLeod (2011) and described within the framework of the pluralistic approach of psychotherapy they pioneered. The study required to collect reflexive assessments and reports by the participants of the therapeutic group. The purpose for collecting and processing the data analyzed in this paper was to identify the meanings of the most effective activities, events and processes.

The paper examines the results of the empirical study of the dynamics of Vietnamese students‘ values in the initial period of studying inRussia. The longitudinal method was applied. In the first phase of the study respondents (n = 100) were students of the Training Faculty, with 4 months of living inRussia. In the second phase of the research they were students who had lived inRussiafor 1 year and 4 months. The main instruments of the study were the ―Values‘ orientations‖ questionnaire by M. Rokeach, supplemented by the inclusion of Vietnamese values, and the questionnaire for identifying the strategies of acculturation by D. Berry. The study found changes in the value system of Vietnamese students that happened within a year: specifically, ‗terminal values‘ became more individualistic while in ‗instrumental values‘ there was an increase in the values-means that are traditional for Vietnamese mentality. The study shows differences in values of female and male students, students that came from towns and villages, also, students with different acculturation strategies

The paper discusses the model of interethnic communication culture (ICC) of modern teachers. The topicality of theoretical and experimental study of the culture of interethnic communication and its components is founded in this paper. One of the conditions of ICC development for future teachers in the learning process at the university is considered to be the introduction of a specially designed program of developing interethnic communication culture in the learning process. The analysis of the experiments results showed a high degree of interrelation between future teachers‘ interethnic communication culture and their level of development of such qualities as empathy, assertiveness, communicativeness, emotional stability, tolerance and ethnic identity. Statistically significant differences in the level of development of all components of future teachers‘ interethnic communication culture before and after the introduction of the Ethnocultural training in the educational process were also discovered. Based on the results of experimental investigation, the psycho-pedagogical model of interethnic communication culture is presented.

The paper is devoted to the description of interrelation between urban identity and possibility of value implementation of the youths in urban conditions. It contains a brief academic review of the researches devoted to environmental and urban identities; it shows that the urban environment, depending on its perception, could become the potential either assisting to the implementation of subjective-relevant goals and values or hindering it, transforming into the stress factor. The empiric research is devoted to the description of basic values implementation ideas specifics among the young people with different levels of urban identity. The formation of the groups conventionally marked as the groups with weak, medium, and high urban identity was realized by means of results clustering of M. Lalli‘s ―Scale of Urban Identification‖ technique assuming the city assessment by the categories of ―exterior value‖, ―general affection‖, ―connection with the past‖, ―proximity perception‖ and ―objectives definition‖. It was educed that the respondents of the received groups also differ in the degree of their identification with ―the typical urban resident‖. It is shown that the strong urban identity promotes the formation of ideas for better implementation of ―professional‖ and ―semantic‖ values as well as the rise of life satisfaction and self-identification of the young people.

The paper deals with the problem of modern students‘ visions of happiness. The authors propose a conceptual model of visions of happiness. According to the authors, the vision of happiness is a complex cognitive structure, which belongs to the category of implicit (internal) and social (cultural and historical) representations, defining the person‘s attitude to happiness, the ability to perceive it, awareness and experience. The paper shows that the average level of happiness prevails among students. Problems were identified in the research for most indicators: some indicators of vitality, irrational аttitudes, indicators of the scale of existence have a low degree of expression. Correlation analysis showed that the perceived happiness is interconnected with a high degree of life satisfaction and subjective well-being; with vitality, with the absence of irrational attitudes, with the absence of irrational settings, with high values on the scale of existence. This problem continues to be developed, taking into account a variety of factors: age, gender, cultural, ethnic, social, etc.

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The paper regards the analysis of the phenomenon of «oniomania» as the social-psychological problem. The basic socio-economical, psychological and valeological consequences of oniomania as the addictive form of behaviour are regarded in this paper. The results of the social investigation of students are presented. The author proves the existence of an inverse relationship between the human desire for super consumption and their life‘s filling with meaning orientations. The ways of the prophylaxis and correction of students‘ addiction are characterized in the conditions of existential psychological trainings. It is concluded that the more people are focused on self-actualization and personal growth, the less it is characterized by addictive patterns of behavior.

With the example of Russian Old-believers the structural and tenor characteristics of intercultural competence are considered. Intercultural competence is stated as the integration personal quality that consists of five parameters of an individual: psychophysiological constructs, orientation, skills, communicative skills and self-assessment. The paper results in revealing the specific characteristics of Russian Old-believers‘ intercultural competence, that is, the combination of strict adherence to own attitudes and consideration of distinctive characteristics of other ethnic groups. Intercultural competence of Russian Old-believers was a result of constrained intercultural interaction.

Identity is a multidimensional system, its content is systematized and consists of elements of three types: personal, role and social identities. Element place in the overall structure depends on its emotional and value assessment by the subject. The formation and development of identity is determined by psychological and specific identity processes. It can also be motivated by the person’s desire to lower the level of experienced discomfort or to improve his or her own psychological well-being. The model of identity, which clearly defines the structure and dynamics of identity and their correlation, is not currently developed and can only be made up of fragments of other concepts.

The Baikal region is a tolerant multi-ethnic region ofRussiawhere the Russian speaking population (“Siberians”, “Semey”) and the indigenous people – the Buryats and the Evenki – have coexisted peacefully for centuries. One of the important factors in this regard is their respect for the religions of every nation: Russian Orthodoxy, especially in its Old Believer form, Buddhism and shamanism of the Evenki and the Buryats. Ethnoconfessional, spiritual values as the most important factor of socialization of the person require studying and psychological and pedagogical support in the years of training, not only at school in connection with the introduction of the subject “Fundamentals of religious cultures and secular ethics” in the 4th grade, but also in colleges and universities. From this perspective , the course in theology should be taught not only at the Faculty of History , but also at all the faculties of the university.

The paper describes the axiological aspects of family relations at the present stage of society development. The author has studied young people’s ideas about their future families in groups of Russian and Korean students. The hierarchy of family values and beliefs about family roles Russians and Koreans was tested and defined. A. N. Volkova’s methodology “Role expectations and ambitions in the marriage” was used. The study confirmed the hypothesis that Russian and Korean students have fairly consistent views about family values. The main positions in their hierarchy of family values belong to love, understanding and mutual support, the stability of the relationship in the couple and parenthood. Boys and girls, regardless of ethnicity, noted the importance of common interests and hanging out, emotional support and upbringing of children in the marriage. The girls also noted the importance of personal identification and social activity. Overall, the youth is guided by the “marital” type of family organization, which is based on the value-orientation unity of the marriage partners.Marriages between the members of a culture is possible, as there is a consistency of role expectations and claims for marital relationship.

The paper presents the results of the empirical research into the possibility of isotherapy in working with adolescents in social risk. Adolescents in social risk are characterized by increased expression levels of aggression, hostility, anxiety, low level of self-regulation, emotional balance and self-acceptance. In collaboration with others, they demonstrate destructive, antisocial and emotionally inappropriate behavior and communication. They are characterized by resentment, loneliness, emotional isolation and helplessness, often accompanied by feelings of guilt. Isotherapy is an effective method in working with adolescents being in socially dangerous position. The authors present the results of the basic experiment which show the effectiveness of the method of isotherapy in working with adolescents in social risk.

The paper analyzes analyzes the current state of the problem of identity, the role the temporal components in it. The research is based on the principles of post-non-classical psychology: multiparadigmatics, network organizing principle of knowledge, generalized theory; it assumes a vision of identification as a process of interdependence of three main spheres of realization of the person. The important factor of this process is the temporal perspective. The results of the empirical research aimed at the study of identification processes during the crisis of youth are presented. The study shows the place and role of the temporal perspective in the structure of these processes. It is concluded that the nature of identification processes correlates with the synchronization of the subjective sense of the past, the present and the future.

The paper describes results of the empirical research of psychological distance between family members. It presents the length of psychological distance and attitude of children and parents to family. Besides, it contains directions of work with parents for improving the psychological distance. The conclusions indicate the practical significance of studying the mechanisms of formation of psychological space in the family and development of the sovereignty of the identity of all family members, especially in the practice of family counseling and outreach work with parents

The paper presents the analysis of the results of the empirical research devoted to the self-development visions of different age and social groups. The conclusion is given in social context and personality activity which determine the importance of self-development and subjective vision of its effectiveness. The paper grounds the idea that the specifics of the social situation of personality development, the context of its functioning play an important role in determining the visions of self-development; the distortion model of development, a narrow range of scenarios, broadcast significant environment limit the identity construction of possible trajectories of self -development. The study of the ideas about the self-development of people belonging to different age groups allowed us to draw conclusions about which resources for designing self-development are used in adolescence and young adulthood, the period of maturity. Overall, the study revealed that the significant resources for designing and performing the selfdevelopment are: its value for the individual, subjective activity, reflexivity, existential responsibility, involvement in a variety of human activities, the availability of appropriate models.

The author proves the idea of the possibility of diagnostics of the personality‘s civil sets by means of psychological analysis of the author‘s verbal text, and also the modified option of the Technique of limit meanings. The ways of assessing the civil sets of the personality suggested in the paper can be used in diagnostic activity of psychologists. Results of diagnostics of the semantic sphere of the young men serving in army are described, the interrelation between civil sets of the personality and the general level of their semantic development is shown. Positive dynamics of social properties, qualities (civic consciousness) of the identity of young people in the course of service in the army is revealed.

The paper focuses on the role of the teacher as the intermediary between students and culture providing broadcast of social values. In this context it is important to study and develop teachers‘ system of values in the transit societies which are characterized by anomy and violation of mechanisms of trans-generative transfer of values. The results of the cross-cultural research of the features of valuable hierarchy of teachers conducted inRussia,Ukraine,ItalyandPolandare given. On the basis of the study it is concluded that the differences in value hierarchies are based on objective social and economic conditions that set the context of teachers‘ personal development, mediating the formation of their value preferences. Value orientations of teachers, in turn, largely determine the formation of value orientations of students in the process of socialization. With respect to the obtained data, the authors substantiate the recommendations about axiologization of the process of professional education aimed at supporting the development of the humanistic system of value orientations of future teachers as agents of socialization of the new generation.

The paper analyzes the results of studying the attitude of secondary and higher school students to representatives of different nationalities. The determinants of adverse choices are considered and the conditions of students‘ intercultural competence formation are described. The author analyzes the empirical evidence of students‘ negative attitude to the representatives of some nationalities, particularly Caucasians and the Chinese, which is a specific ethnic stereotype for the East Siberian region. The study proves the usefulness of special educational courses focused on the formation of students‘ intercultural competence.

The features of the polycultural environment in which the adaptation of first-year students of the institute of higher education occurs are considered in this paper. The results of an own research about interethnic relations, students‘ estimations of the contacts with representatives of other nationalities and approaches in definition of the concept «tolerance» are also cited. The author defines the significance of the person-centered approach to supporting students at the stage of adaptation to studying at any institute of higher education, which allows actualizing the ability to successful dialogue. At the same time the polycultural environment acts as a condition for developing the valuable attitude to oneself and to other people who are different from us.

The paper analyzes the results of the pilot implementation of the school subject ―Basics of religious cultures and secular ethics‖ (BRCSE) in grades 4 – 5 of Russian schools. The subject of research is the local experience of BRCSE teachers in Trans-Baikal region housing the Agin-Buryat Autonomous District, which is home to mostly indigenous people – the Buryats. Outside the District, the population of the Region are predominantly Russians. During the three centuries of cohabitation, these nations have developed a model of ethno-cultural and ethnic and religious tolerance, community and mutual respect. The paper aims to identify the psychological problems experienced by children, their parents and teachers in the process of implementation, learning and teaching of this difficult and very important school subject. It is necessary for the spiritual and moral education of children and the youth, which modern Russian society lacks. The main methodological basis is the complex, spiritual-value approach. The results are positive and suggest hope that the spiritual values acquired by children in this sensitive period will grow at later stages of ontogeny.

The factors of socialization which act simultaneously as environmental factors of personality formation are considered in this research. Socialization assumes an active acquisition of experience, including experience of interaction with all environmental elements. The formation of children‘s safe interaction culture with the environment is considered as the major factor of socialization. Development of the subculture of childhood safety passes in the course of various activities: games, reading, researching activity, monitoring, acquaintance with proverbs and sayings and Russian fairy tales. By virtue of elements of the culture of safety, built in children‘s subculture, the vertical transmission of experience of avoiding the dangers and keeping safe behaviour in situations of the raised risk or uncertainty is realized.

The paper is devoted to the psychological and pedagogical analysis of students‘ socialization experience in higher school. The necessity of developing students‘ introspective competency in higher school in order to perform the socialization process at the stage of personal professional formation is proved in the paper. Some pedagogical conditions for the organization of the educational process at a university, based on the introspective approach, are specified.

The paper is dedicated to the problem of value foundations of sociocultural communities, which is disclosed in the framework of analyses of a particular case. The author uses the survey results of the peculiarities of ―Global Russians‖ community value system, unifying both Russian emigrants and people, aligned with the reference group, the identification image of which is based on the cosmopolitanism ideas. The following sociocultural community exists within the virtual borders by means of close interaction of its representatives in the framework of closed social network (on the basis of Snob media project). ―Global Russians‖ is a bright example of sociocultural community, the appearance of which is caused by the globalization process. The research of the value system of this community relies on the sociopsychological approach, analyzing the axiological component as the result of person‘s internal experience. The research has an integrated nature and relies on the qualitative methods of analysis: the method of R. Inglehart, the word association method and the qualitative content analysis. As part of the study the author discovers the factors, limiting the capability of socio-psychological adaptation to foreign culture as well as its social attractivity. The discovered factors are directly connected to the value invariants, anchored in the consciousness since the earliest periods of development of the personality, namely – in the primary socialization process.

The paper analyzes the phenomenon of interpersonal relations in the context of actual problems of multicultural education. The main purpose of the theoretical research to identify specific manifestations of interpersonal relations in the educational activity. Interpersonal relations in the activities of educational institutions are discussed in the following main forms: relations as a result of the educational activities, relations as a means of training and education, relations between the subjects of the educational process, relations as a factor of educational institutions environment. Phenomenological interpersonal relations are manifested in two basic parameters: empathy and dialogical. The main goals of multicultural education can be achieved through the development and optimization of interpersonal relations of subjects of educational process.

The main subject of analysis is the product of perception – the political image of the country in the mass consciousness. The study of the country‘s image reveals the deep contradictions in the political system and the political situation of real differences with the demands of society. The paper aims to describe the existing theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the image of the country. System analysis of foreign and Russian research works revealed a huge amount of scientific approaches and trends in the study of the claimed subject matter. The author classified and introduced his own theoretical and methodological research map of the country‘s image in the public mind.

The paper considers the problems of political socialization of youth in the conditions of the modern Russian province. It reveals the role of political socialization in the formation of the system of political values which is the cornerstone of political culture of various communities. The general characteristic of the system of values of «provincial» youth is given. The importance of supporting valuable development of the Russian province youth in the context of ensuring political stability of the society is reasoned. Psychological and pedagogical, social and political and information technologies of assistance to valuable development of youth are revealed. In this aspect, the authors prove the key role of information technology associated with the reduced role of traditional institutions of socialization along with growing importance of mass communication. The paper provides a detailed description of the Internet as one of the major agents of socialization of youth, the positive and negative effects of its use are analyzed. Information threats to the process of socialization of youth in the Internet environment are identified and systematized. The paper argues for the necessity of development and realization of a complex of measures for ensuring information security of youth in the process of political socialization. The authors‘ interpretation of information security of youth as a state of safety from the negative impact of threats to the deformation of social and individual consciousness is given. The paper reveals content of psycho-pedagogical, socio-political and information technologies facilitate the process of value determination of youth, based on the creation of conditions for independent choice and internal acceptance of higher spiritual values. On the basis of the conducted theoretical research, the authoirs arrive at the conclusion about the necessity of incorporating information technology in the package of measures to ensure effective political socialization of young people, creating conditions for prevention of extremism and radicalization of political participation among the youth, and thus ensuring sustainable, stable development of the society.

The central subject of analysis is the study is the ―ideological‖ function of political parties, the implementation of which is directed at political socialization of young people in Russia. The paper aims to examine the possibilities and limitations of the Communist Party values influencing the socialization of young people in Russia. The author concludes that in its implementation of the ―ideological‖ features, the Party refused to produce substantive content of valuable structures and replace them with ambiguous political terms in their programmes, which limits the impact of the Communist Party values on the socialization of young people in Russia.

The paper discusses the features of socialization of the population of Rakityansky area of Belgorod region, the priority areas of social policy and the achieved socio-economic indicators. Particular attention is paid to the development of social infrastructure of the area, the specifics of the socio-cultural situation, especially the vital functions of social groups and individuals in the community. In conclusion the author lists the factors that allow for the effective socialization of the population in Rakityansky area of Belgorod region, and the indicators of success.

The author considers the problem of dysfunctions in the relations between «State – "Swarm structures" – Society as a conglomeration of many individual personalities». From the point of view of socio-cultural aspects of personality development in the field of the updated system of conflict of interests, the "swarm" appears as a social parasite, grading the personal identity of the holistic person through the actualization of the hierarchical person. The study revealed the new trend in depersonalization (personality, corporate, hierarchical person); however, in swarm structures, ‗identity‘ equals ‗swarm‘ (instead of an individual‘s personality we see the structure of elementary individual functionary of plusminus reaction)