The issues of studying political values and orientations of youth are of significant scientific interest from standpoint of analyzing socio-cultural components of youth political potential. From a practical point of view, comprehensive study of peculiarities of youth political potential is important for assessing their readiness and participation in political life of the country, since today's youth, having come into politics in the near future, will determine vectors of country's development. The research goal is to study the socio-cultural characteristics of political potential of modern youth. The novelty of this work is development of author's structural model of youth political potential and analysis of features of its formation and implementation in youth environment. Value components of youth political potential act as resources and reserves that determine content and nature of young generation participation in political sphere. They shape youth attitude to politics, willingness to be included in political process and political participation of young people. The use of materials from the author's sociological research and secondary analysis of other studies made it possible to analyze political values and orientations, attitudes and interest in politics, opportunities, willingness to participate, and involvement of youth in political life of the country. Research materials indicate a low interest of youth in politics, readiness to participate in political life, which is largely due to redistribution of youth interests towards personal priorities that are relevant for younger generation: family, work, etc. All this requires an appeal to comprehensive analysis of political orientations and features of political participation of modern youth, identifying resources for involving young people in politics through development and implementation of their political potential.
The problem of value orientations of the younger generation, including family values, attracts considerable attention of researchers, since they form the core of values of young people, occupying leading positions in the structure of basic value orientations. A certain type of relationship and upbringing is built within the family circle where traditions and life experience are passed on. The study of family values of young people seems to be an urgent task in the context of ongoing socio-economic and political changes in Russian society and the transformation of family values of contemporary youth. The article, on basis of the results of the author's sociological research (2018–2019, 2020, 2020, 2023), reveals the dynamics of basic family values among the youth of Russian regions and considers family traditions, attitudes to marriage, the birth of children and the motives for creating a family. The research materials indicate the importance of the family in the structure of the basic values of young respondents. Despite the fears of a crisis of marriage and family, expressed in the absence of the need for official registration of relations, postponement of the appearance of the firstborn, changing the traditions of the family from basic to modern ones, the respondents still demonstrate a desire to formalize the relationship in future and aim having the firstborn. At the same time, young respondents are primarily looking for emotional connection, comfort, support and love in their future life partner. Young people plan to achieve financial stability and be confident in the future before becoming parents. The current socio-economic state of Russian society needs to preserve the institution of family and marriage with traditional family values.
The article discusses features of patriotism and patriotic orientations of modern youth. Features of understanding patriotism among young people are considered on the basis of materials from all-Russian and author's sociological studies among young people in Russian regions, analysis of main characteristics of youth patriotic orientations is carried out. Study of youth patriotism are in the field of increased attention of scientists in connection with consequences of the post-Soviet reforms, which contributed to transformation of normative-value system and negatively affected formation and development of spiritual and moral values of Russians. The author's interest is focused on dynamics and current state of value patriotic complex of youth. This problem seems to be extremely relevant, since value foundation of young people will directly influence progressive future development of the whole society. Real patriotism of all Russians and young people is quite rare in everyday life. It includes not just love, affection to the homeland as patriotic feelings, patriotic values such as willingness to make sacrifices for the sake of their Fatherland, but also patriotic activities aimed at transforming living space in accordance with their role as a responsible representative of civil society and state. All-Russian studies indicate the discrepancy between declared principles and behavioral attitudes of youth. This requires turning to comprehensive analysis of patriotism in youth environment, detecting indicators of patriotism and identifying typical basic characteristics of true young patriots of Russia.
The article discusses health values in views of modern youth, based on author's research among youth of Russian regions; an analysis of health value, attitude to health of young people in large and medium cities is carried out. The study of values and value orientations of Russians and modern youth is traditionally and constantly in field of scientists’ attention. The author's interest is focused on study of youth values in framework of physical and psychological health. This problem seems to be very significant, since the prospects of Russian society development will depend on value potential of young Russians: its progress is largely associated with well-being of young people and is due to their basic life values. Youth health is inalienable potential of Russian society development - its reproductive, intellectual and socio-economic resources. The state of physical and mental health of youth acts as foundation of its social potential, contributing to solution of perspective tasks of socio-economic development. For young people, prevailing system of life values determines the choice of life path, and health is an important resource that can ensure high-quality self-realization. Healthy young man can afford to create normal family, reproduce healthy children, has the ability to physically and mentally work, and then build a career and show active life position.
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