On the shaping of civic identity among student youth in the Oryol region

This paper deals with the formation of civil identity of young people, which is the primary task of modern Russian society. For this purpose, it is necessary to understand the factors that have a primary impact on this process. Sociological research can become a tool that will help to develop the main mechanisms of civic identity formation. The presented research is aimed to identify the main mechanisms of formation of civic identity of modern student youth of the Oryol region on the basis of a comprehensive analysis. The empirical basis of the work is the results of the sociological research conducted by the sociological laboratory of the Central Russian Institute of Management - branch of RANEPA in October 2023 by the method of surveying students of universities and colleges of the city of Oryol using the platform ‘Yandex.Forms’. The project analysed the civic identity of student youth in the Oryol region in terms of its following components: cognitive (knowledge of the most important milestones in the history of their country, a sense of belonging to this social community); value-emotional (emotional attitude to the events taking place in the country, assessment of their own civic identity and its place in the system of value orientations); behavioural (direct participation in the events taking place in the country, active civic position). As a result, the main directions that will contribute to the formation of civil identity of modern student youth are identified for each of the components. The authors conclude that this requires the efforts of the state and society aimed at the revival of traditional values. The development and consistent implementation of national programmes and projects operating in this direction are required at the state level. The mechanisms of state regulation of the formation and strengthening of civil identity of student youth find approval and support among young people themselves, which is the basis for a positive forecast of the implementation of this direction. At the same time, we should not forget the fact that the moods of young people, like any other social group, are quite mobile and changeable. Therefore, monitoring studies will help to identify and prevent the negative impact on their civic identity and value orientations.

civic identity, mechanisms of civic identity formation, student youth