PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VALUE ORIENTATION SYSTEM OF ARMENIANS IN TITLE ETHNOS AND RUSSIAN DIASPORA
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VALUE ORIENTATION SYSTEM OF ARMENIANS IN TITLE ETHNOS AND RUSSIAN DIASPORA

Summary/Abstract: The article substantiates the importance and relevance of studies on ethnic identity and value orientations, since they predetermine the assimilation of the spiritual culture of society, the formation of value orientations significantly contributes to the development of the individual. For that goal, a study was conducted with 160 bachelor and master students (ethnic Armenians and Russians living in Russia and Armenia) with a use of Twenty Statements Test and Schwartz’s Value Survey. The results of the study allowed us to describe common characteristics of the value-semantic aspect of the ethnic identity in Armenian and Russian title ethnos and diaspora. Thus, we aimed to describe of the process of identifying and assigning the values in Armenians as a dual process: the acceptance of values, the norms of the group with which a person is identified; the comparison of himself and his group with others, which has a positive impact on the cohesion of his group.

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