Петербургская социология сегодня – 2015. Сборник научных трудов Социологического института РАН

The article represents the results of the author’s research focused on revealing the connections between the dynamics of welfare indicators in Russia from 1990 to 2012 and changes in health indicators of Russians such as life expectancy at birth and the death rate, during the same period. The research is based on the statistical data analysis. The author demonstrates the connections between health indicators of Russians in 1990–2012 and changes in the economic situation, the dynamics of inequality, employment, social support, access to recreational services. Based on these results the author concludes that the changes in the quantity and the quality of social and economic welfare resources at the macro-level are connected with the dynamics of health indicators.

Keywords: welfare, health indicators, inequality, employment, social support.

A. А. Sidorin

Social mechanisms of values young people’s health: activity-activist approach

In this paper we consider the problem of value of young people’s health. Young people quite early start to engage in destructive practices (smoking, alcohol or drags intake), destroying their health. To study this problem, we use activity-activist approach. In this article there are two empirical studies data described. The first is built on the basis of the group survey of students, the second – on the in-depth interviews. Analysis of the data will be viewed through the prism of one of the key sociology concepts – the social mechanism, which was adapted in accordance with the analysis purposes. As the result of the study, we concluded that the health of young people is destroyed not only by social forces, but also by reducing the morale of young people. The most important result we found is that the morale of the young people in a practical understanding of their health value is the base point for overcoming the negative situation with regard to their health.

Keywords: social mechanism, the health young people, deviation, activity-activist approach, social institutions, morality, behavior.

O. B. Bozhкov, T. Z. Protasenko

New forms of behavior as mechanizm of socio-cultural and institutional changes

The new forms of behavior caused the post-perestroika period. New practices associated with social disruption, changes in legislation, as well as individual events.

Keywords: behavior, new forms of social change.

S. N. Ignatova, O. B. Bozhkov

The Interaction of Local Institutions and Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas

The article discusses the interaction and confrontation of institutions of local authorities and rural business. Years of research has shown the important role of this interaction for the stabilization of the situation in rural territories. Both institutions were on the path of reform in the 1990–2000-s. The analysis of how the configuration of these institutions meets the needs of the Russian society, as this configuration looks like, and how different institutions coordinate their activities. The success of business activity in agriculture is determined by the strategy of the leadership of the district (and region) in relation to the industry, as well as human and social capital of the enterprise top managers. This is accompanied by conservation protоsovetsky norms and practices of cooperation between various institutions, when their subjects are deprived of true independence. Local government and rural business didn’t gain independence from the influence of power structures at various levels.

Keywords: rural areas, the local authorities, business, institutions.

N. N. Tszvetaeva

Autobiographical narratives as a resource for the study of social and cultural changes

The article describes the history of the Biographical Fund of Sociological Institute and analyzed some of the methodological and methodical guidance of the work of the author with the materials of this Fund for the study of social and cultural change.

Keywords: Biographical Fund, autobiographical narratives, the study of social and cultural change, methodological and methodical guidance.

A. G. Shchelkin

What has the Sociology Lost, becoming the “Science”, and ceasing to be a “Social Thought”?