Values of ethnic culture in conditions of socio-cultural transformations

Abstract

Purpose of Article. The work aims to explore the values of the ethnic culture in the context of sociocultural transformations and changes. The methodology of the research consists in the application of analytical, sociological and cultural science methods in the study of the functioning of the values of the ethnic culture in terms of modern society and its socio-cultural transformations. The scientific novelty of the work is to analyze the factors of actualization of ethnocultural values in the context of sociocultural transformations of society. Conclusions. As a result of the research, it was established that the issues of the ethnicity are distinctly and sharply manifested during periods of social tension within the society or when the situation between different communities becomes conflictual. In recent years, the axiosphere of Ukrainian society has undergone certain metamorphosis associated with a marked increase in the importance of patriotism and democracy. In the situation of socio-cultural and value anomie, the protective and regulative functions of ethno-cultural values often take place, which is expressed in the corresponding reactions of the person in the process of everyday social practices. In conditions of the instability of the society, it is ethno-cultural values that are able to harmonize its existential space, while expressing all accessible and understandable value imperatives.