The identity of kazakhstani youth: Impact of globalization and neotraditionalism
Karipbayev B.
2021CA and C Press AB
Central Asia and the Caucasus
2021#22Issue 2140 - 149 pp.
T he article analyzes the value orienta-tions of modern student youth in Kazakhstan that influence the formation of their identity. Based on the analysis of this social group’s value alignments, the article attempts to determine the vital problem ar-eas in the formation of the character of young people as those capable of taking responsibility for their own destiny and the destiny of their country. Special attention is heeded to ethnic, religious and civic identi-ties. The ratio of civil and ethnic identities among Kazakhstani student youth is as-sessed. A growth tendency in the norms of individualism and indifference to traditional forms of identity is revealed. Particular attention is paid to the influence of traditional and modernization values on the self-aware-ness of Kazakhstani youth. This research perspective was selected deliberately. The current state of public relations—both glob-al, and Kazakhstani in particular—is determined by active ambiguous, multi-direction-al transformation processes. Under these circumstances, the issue of identity be-comes especially acute for young people, and a search for sources of worldviews en-sues to help young people formulate and self-actualize their own essence and to con-struct their own view of the world. In the course of this search, it is crucial to avoid becoming an object of various kinds of ideo-logical, spiritual, ideological manipulation and recruiting. The modern contemporary social reality engenders a wide variety of spiritual practices, ideological revelations and political modules. It is essential for a young person to make the right choice based on objective knowledge and under-standing. Under the circumstances, a special responsibility is imposed on the education system. Unfortunately, the modern higher education system in Kazakhstan pays special attention to the rigid specializa-tion of graduates as part of the current vigor-ous reforms. Purely professional training is becoming a priority, while the issues of so-cio-humanitarian, ideological training of our future specialists remain on the margins of the educational system, which, in turn, im-pedes their successful socialization. It is in these epistemological coordinates that this article was prepared. The article is based on the data obtained through a sociological study conducted in 2019 as part of the proj-ect “Formation of the Concept of Religious Tolerance and Ethnic Consolidation in Educational Formats of Modern Kazakhstan.”.
Education , Ethnicity , Identity , Kazakhstani youth , Patriotism , Religiosity , Values
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