Ethnic stereotypes in the assessment of transport infrastructure

Abstract

The assessment of transport infrastructure is one of the significant criteria for a foreigner who chooses another country as a place of work or study. This article is aimed at identifying and scientifically describing ethnic stereotypes in the assessment of transport and transport infrastructure of the host country, analyzing the elements of ethnic consciousness involved in the formation of prejudices towards foreign culture or everyday phenomena. Since any ethnic stereotypes are "fragments of contacts" between peoples, their assessment in terms of historical and cultural interaction seems important and timely. Ethnic stereotypes in the assessment of transport infrastructure have a significant impact on the formation of the image of the country and affect the process of social and cultural adaptation of a foreigner. Research carried out in this direction makes it possible to find effective solutions to specific problems and to take into account the specifics and the influence of the human factor on the artificial environment, and the transport environment is part of it. Given the diversity of real ethnic groups, which include traffic users, it is necessary to raise the issue of developing verified programs of social and cultural adaptation for various categories of foreign citizens.