Destructive Impacts of Corruption Processes on the Formation of Future Generations’ Mentality

Abstract

The paper looks at the dangerous aspects of corruption impacts on the formation of future generations’ mentality. It is well­known that higher education institutions are the organizations that are not only foremost in research work in all the activities, but they also train the country’ future elite. Corruption in these institutions has a negative impact on the value, volume and quality of education services, reducing the level of the society’s trust, influencing the results of studies and their potential ef ect on the long­term social and economic development. It is necessary to highlight that this social disease is especially dangerous for the younger generation. The young often feel that corruption influences them since their adolescence and learn from this negative experience, then they bring it into their adult life, and this creates a vicious circle of problems. Therefore, nowadays it is necessary to resist the negative impact and socio­economic consequences of corruption concerning students. Not only is the professional training of young people getting worse, but also their way of thinking, moral precepts and attitude towards the world. It can cause total moral and spiritual degradation of the society in future.

Keywords

• corruption
• higher education
• young people
• students
• mentality
• nihilism
• society
• personality
• anomic demoralization
• infantilism