The study of characteristics of social consciousness (ethnic trends)

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of characteristics of the social consciousness
in residents of the East Kazakhstan region. A comparative analysis of the data obtained during the survey was carried out between representatives of the title ethnos and other ethnic groups living in the region. The main trends and differences are revealed. The tendency of decreasing ethnic differences with dependence of the place of residence was found: the smaller the settlements, the less significant differences between the notions of the title and other ethnic groups. The main factors of differences by ethnic groups which were identified of topics in all regions: language, religion and national respondents, receiving information on television, attitude to the transition to the Latin alphabet and the quality and possibility of education. General recommendations for using the results of this study for practical purposes are presented.