Young People in Russia's Transitive Society in 1990-2000

Abstract

The article analyzes how the youth, as a specific social-demographic group, are affected by the processes moulding a transitive society in Russia. The author considers the specific nature of socialization and social development of young people in today's conditions in Russia, concluding that these processes have some dysfunctional features, which create the social basis for extremism among the youth.

Keywords

• молодежь
• социализация
• социальное развитие
• транзитивное общество
• экстремизм