Гнатюк Максим Александрович

The article is devoted to the study of inertia in the socio-economic collective representations of the population of the South of Russia. Based on the applied sociological research conducted in the summer of 2018 by the scientific collective of the South Russian branch of the Russian ACADEMY of Sciences, the analysis of the main blocks of collective attitudes of the population of the analyzed region regarding the socio-economic sphere of society and the model of interaction between the state and individuals. In the article the authors come to the conclusion that today there is a high level of inertia in the socio-economic collective perceptions of the inhabitants of the South of Russia, with respect to the share of state participation in ensuring the socio-economic well-being of individuals, due to the past Soviet experience, which had a strong impact on the ideological system of values of the population.

The youth labor market is a special socio-demographic segment of the Russian economy, subject to its own patterns, due to the peculiarities of the status position and the specifics of youth. As a result of destructive tendencies in the Russian society, available human resources, including youth, are not fully utilized. The current situation of Russian youth in the labor market is estimated by experts as a crisis. Factors determining the peculiarities of the situation of Russian youth in the modern labor market are: inadequate representation of modern youth about the real situation on the labor market and employment, the preservation of social stereotypes; discrepancy of the acquired professional competencies with the requirements of the labor market; difficulties in finding a job in the specialty, dependent moods and a decline in the prestige of work; increased risk of youth unemployment. The inclusion of youth in the labor activity of Russian society is currently taking place in the conditions of the emerging labor market, and this process is extremely controversial and raises a number of problems, poses challenges for the entire system of state social services that work with youth.

In this article, the authors talk about the problem of non-participation in the Russian state, the passivity of young people in political life, and indifference to social problems. However, the request for participation in social and political life from youth is present, as evidenced by various empirical studies at the regional level. One of the most visible and effective mechanisms for realizing the potential of Russian youth's participation in social and political life is the youth parliaments created in the regions. The Youth Parliament is a form of youth self-government that assumes the active participation of young Russians in the preparation, adoption and implementation of managerial decisions related to its socially healthy livelihoods. In this article, within the framework of the implementation of the state youth policy, the positive experience of the Public Youth Parliament under the Samara Provincial Duma is noted. The authors show that the youth parliament provides broad opportunities for young people to realize their potential in social and political activities.