Ethnic Culture and Identity in the Context Of Socio-Cultural Development

Introduction. Ethnic culture, which is a combined collective property, is studied. The purpose of the scientific article is to conduct a review of the internal characteristics of the constituent elements of ethnoculture, to identify some ways of forming one’s own national and cultural identity.
Materials and methods. Descriptive, comparative-historical methods, methods of analysis and synthesis of data, as well as general scientific principles of structuredness and systemacity were used.
Results. Each ethnic culture forms a complex social space, a kind of system of worldview, in which the political, social, economic and general cultural realities of the surrounding world are specifically refracted, and it is connected with traditions. According to the authors, traditions in the system of socio-cultural development are the memory of the historical past, the most significant figures of their people, the value of their native language, adherence to customs, rituals,
folk holidays, folklore, adherence to traditional ethno-cultural ethnic norms, preference for certain types of professional activities. The importance of considering the internal characteristics of the constituent elements of ethnoculture for a deeper understanding of the ongoing processes in the multicultural environment of the region and the state is shown.
Discussion and conclusion. The cultural and psychological image of a particular people, its customs and traditions reflect social behaviour which is an effective regulator of socio-cultural development. These concepts are closely related, have an impact on the formation of ethnic culture. Historical community (nation, ethnos) is determined by the common language, the system of spiritual values that form ways of behaviour for future actions. Without any doubt, the diversity of these factors determines typical collective experiences, or features of the mental make-up of certain ethnic communities. These structural elements form an integrative concept ― ethnic identity.

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