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Social elevators and their perception by students
https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2023-1-3
Abstract
Introduction. Society is a hierarchical system in which active elements, that is, individuals, are interested in acquiring a higher position. This is especially true for young people who are just determining their life prospects. Social institutions that allow you to move to a higher social position are commonly referred to as «social elevators». The theoretical basis of this study is the doctrine of systemic inversions. System inversion is a form of relations in hierarchical systems, in which some lower element acquires a dominant value in this system, but does not leave its initially subordinate position. Inversion in a hierarchical system occurs due to the fact that several organizational principles operate simultaneously in such a system, each of which determines the hierarchical position of subordinate elements. Systemic inversion occurs when the action of one organizational principle contradicts the action of another such principle (or several ones). The action of one or another social elevator makes it possible for the subject to change his social status in relation to any organizational principle in the social hierarchy. Thus, the action of the social elevator can both create inversions in the social system and contribute to their resolution.
Purpose setting. In this study, the university students' ideas about the future use of social elevators were studied. The study was of a pilot nature.
Methodology and methods of the study. The study used a specially designed questionnaire. A total of 290 respondents (undergraduate students of various fields of study) were interviewed.
Results. Data were obtained on which social elevators students consider to be the most important for themselves. The most significant are such social elevators as business, professional career in employment, marriage, as well as creative self-realization. Further education, as a social elevator, is reliably more often mentioned by girls than boys.
Conclusions. The study of the social elevators preferred by students should be continued in the future; this information is necessary for the formation of educational and social policy.
About the Authors
D. A. SevostyanovRussian Federation
Dmitry A. Sevostyanov – Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology
52 Krasny Ave., Novosibirsk, 630 091
A. R. Gainanova
Russian Federation
Alisa R. Gainanova – Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department «Vocational Training, Pedagogy and Psychology»
191 Dusi Kovalchuk Str., Novosibirsk, 630 049
Yu. V. Pechin
Russian Federation
Yuri V. Pechin – Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of State and Municipal Administration
160 Dobrolyubova Str., Novosibirsk, 630 039
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For citation: Sevostyanov D.A., Gainanova A.R., Pechin Y.V. Social elevators and their perception by students. Professional education in the modern world. 2023;13(1):18-27. https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2023-1-3
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