TRANSFORMATION OF LIFESTYLE NORTHERN FAMILIES: SOCIAL ADAPTATION TO CHANGING CONDITIONS

The nomadic lifestyle of northern people in the past three hundred years has undergone a radical transformation under the influence of Russian state policy. For example, the development of natural resources of the northern territories by industrial companies, now rejects the traditional land managem...

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Published in:Sovremennye issledovaniya sotsialnykh problem
Main Author: Tatjana Nikolaevna Konstantinova
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Science and Innovation Center Publishing House 2015
Subjects:
nomadic life
transformation of attitudes
traditional economy
rural family
social adaptation
socio
demo
Sakha
Sakha Republic
Yakutia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2015-6-56
https://doaj.org/article/cbb5083172ff4eb8ab62b604a1148b3a
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Summary:The nomadic lifestyle of northern people in the past three hundred years has undergone a radical transformation under the influence of Russian state policy. For example, the development of natural resources of the northern territories by industrial companies, now rejects the traditional land management and encourage indigenous families to adapt to different conditions of life. In the case study, based on socio-cultural and historical analysis of the basic steps of «settling» of nomadic families in rural areas.Objective: on the basis of field research to analyze the social inclusion of the indigenous population to a transformed society: family behavior under the influence of external factors, the development of youth facilities to identify adaptation strategies of parents and children.The methodology of the study. This study is based on the methodology of social and cultural analysis, the study used the family system and functional approaches, methods of sociology: questionnaires, interviews, observation and analysis of statistical data.Results. The data field of sociological studies show different effects of globalization processes on the social well-being of younger and older generations of northern families. Based on the analysis of empirical data revealed the types and structure of the national rural families Zharhanskogo nasleg Olekminsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).Scope. The study results may be of interest for the development of regional and local programs to support rural families today.

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