Problems of identification of the north caucasian youth in the context of the digitalization of society

Abstract

The formation of the young generation identity of the North Caucasus is closely connected with socialization within certain socio-cultural traditions of the region. In the multi-level identification structure of the North Caucasian youth, many identities are simultaneously combined, some of which are basic, others are auxiliary. The former includes ethnic, confessional, ethno-cultural, civic identities, while the auxiliary one includes positioning oneself in the virtual space. The article was written on the basis of the survey “Problems of Identification of Youth” conducted in April-May 2022 in the North Caucasian republics, in which 1240 people were interviewed. The purpose of this sociological study was to identify the key identification markers of the North Caucasian youth. The object of the study was young people from 14 to 35 years old, the subject of the study was a comparative analysis of the identification preferences of modern North Caucasian youth. The hypothesis of the study, which was that with the active penetration of digital technologies into our lives, there was a leveling of basic forms of identity among the youth of the North Caucasus, was not confirmed. In the North Caucasian society, the stability of traditional social institutions, the strength of connection with the past, and resistance to change are still preserved.