Typological features of the interrelation of social activity and personal predictors of youth’s political preferences

Abstract

The results of a study of preferences in the choice of forms of social, including political, activity of young people depending on social needs and personal characteristics are presented. The study sample consisted of young people aged 17 to 25 from seven regions of Russia. Four types of young people have been identified that make it possible to predict their behavior when choosing forms of participation in social life. In all regions, passive youth somewhat predominate. In large cities, there are more opportunities for the formation of active business youth. At the same time, the social activity of young people does not have a direct connection with the region of residence. It has been established that among the youth the most popular ideological concepts are social democracy and liberalism. The materials of the article may be of interest to representatives of the departments of educational work, departments of youth policy.

Keywords

• youth
• typology
• social activity
• personal predictors
• conscious self-regulation