Features of socialization and its structural transformation in Ukraine under Russia’s aggresion in Ukraine

Abstract

Studies on the nature and content of socialization in Ukraine before the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation – both in theory and in practice – have shown that these processes have certain characteristic features that did not fully contribute to economic modernization and economic management. We may speak about a relatively high level of governance gap and a relatively low level of individualism against the background of a low level of trust in the authorities and several other features. In the 2022–2023 war, significant changes occurred in people’s behaviour and attitude to the authorities, interpersonal trust, etc. This article presents the results of interdisciplinary studies on the changes in the process of socialization that took place in Ukraine after the beginning of full-scale Russian aggression. In particular, the article describes the resocialization of Ukraine’s population and analyses how it can contribute to its post-war recovery. The author highlights the guidelines and provides recommendations on promoting positive tendencies via the government’s regulative projects and decisions within economic and social policies. The latter should involve economic recovery and facilitate a particular shift in people’s attitude from exteriorization towards self-realization in the fight against poverty and economic growth.

Keywords

• internalization
• peculiarities of socialization
• resocialization
• institutions of socialization
• governance gap
• individualism-collectivism
• social quality