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The aim of this study was to analyze the components of appearance in the structure of perception of other people's age. The main method of study: original methodology В«Identification of personВ’s age using photovisualizationВ». Participants of study estimated the age of 20 people (10 men and 10 women aged from 18 to 58 years represented on the photos) and answered the question: В«What in this person allows you to make a conclusion about his or her age?В’. Subjects of perception were 60 respondents. As the result ...

In terms of legal theory, Ukraine, as the main structural element of the political system, carries out the state policy the aim of which is provided in the Constitution of Ukraine. This policy is demonstrated in different directions, defining the main objectives and content of the state activity in all areas of public relations. One of the structural elements of the state policy is legal policy, the main task of which is to create an effective system of social relations regulation by legal means. Depending on its ...

The present research is an attempt to analyze a fragment of the language consciousness of the modern youth of Latvia through the prism of the concept “law” in a contrastive aspect. The basic method of the research is a free associative experiment, which involved students whose native language was either Russian or Latvian. Language is one of the ways of forming concepts in the human consciousness. The language situation in Latvia is interesting in socio-political and linguocultural respects. The theory of E. T...

This paper presents the results of a research project seeking to assess how the several possibilities of a social psychology subject – the social representation of the subject – might contribute to the study of conservation and restoration, as well as to further analyse the relationships between the subjects involved in producing, promoting and preserving contemporary art: the artist, the public and the conservator-restorer. The study is part of a research project granted by the Spanish Ministry of Economics a...

The article discusses the transformation of the concepts of sacredness in the context of the changing linguistic situation in Germany, due to specific historical conditions and the specificity of the German form of Protestantism. The formulation of commonlinguistic norm, prepared by the writings of Luther, accompanied the emergence of the German version of Christianity and caused the especial importance of national content. Exploring the series of events with the greatest impact on the development of axiological s...

This paper presents first the difference between the field of thoughts were architecture itself is com-position of figures resulting in architectural objects В… without any contact with social Sciences and the field of thoughts where architecture itself is a dis-position of matters resulting in an architectural operation in the В‘RealВ’ so that architecture becomes a fundament of social science. And these fields of thoughts are under condition of how we consider the В‘anthroposВ’. Knowledge can stay in a field of ...

This study examines the relationship between conflict and the effectiveness of work groups. The authors used multi-dimentional models of intra group conflict and performance groups. The first model includes three levels of conflict such as interpersonal conflict (between individuals), microgroup conflict (between some individuals and non formal subgroups within a group) and group conflict (between some individuals and a group). Each of these levels contain within them two types of conflicts В— job conflict and sub...

The article is devoted to the issues of constitutional goals definition and constitutional values in the sphere of public power organization in modern Russia. The authors note the special role and importance of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in determining constitutional goals and values and reflect on how effectively the Constitutional Court manages the mission of the determinant of goals and the creator of values. Also, the authors tried to understand the issues, including: the necessity and ...

In Russia, the international migration is growing. In this situation, it is important to identify and assess the main social risks of international migration. The construction of social risks is reflected by public opinion. The analysis, based on public opinion polls data and statistical indicators, allows to find out mail social risks and fears of population. The main methods are telephone survey (N=1017) and survey on the streets of St. Petersburg (N=821), that are conducted in 2016. Additionally, a secondary an...

The deep crisis that has hit Italy since 2008 is perhaps the worst since the second World War to date. According to the last studies by the Italian National Association of Building Contractors, the construction sector in Italy saw an unprecedented decline: between 2008 and 2015, investments in new residential buildings have collapsed more than 60%, those in non-residential 35% and public works about 50%, altogether 70 billion less. Even in terms of builders, between 2008 and 2014, more than 100,000 small and mediu...

Port cities are the forefront of globalization. The continued growth of international trade of goods and services has now played a major role in shaping the economic and social world. Strategies for mutual cooperation and follow-up between countries, cities and regions are increasingly complex. On the one hand it brings profits, on the other leads to destabilization and the need for transformation and constant modernization. Port cities have begun the process of organizing both local and international networks, co...

The article reports on results of field research conducted in the Siberian Arctic between 2010 and 2015. Field research was conducted at the place of compact residence of indigenous people: Evenks, Dolgans, Nganasans, Chulyms, Nenets people, and Selkup people. In addition to field research, methods of expert interview were applied, with representatives of the indigenous people of the Siberian Arctic, including scholars, community leaders, members of the business community, and local government officials acting as ...

The conceptuality of the term socialism as a very broad and definitely not closed issue in modern political philosophy. The content perspective of our work will therefore be split into three basic parts: introduction of the issue and historical overview of theories, opinions and directions of socialism in the past, presented by the most prominent authors - qualified specialists; in the second part we will focus our attention on many controversial, but also immanent terms closely related to the development of socia...

The development of technologies, digitalization and Internetization is influencing the media environment and, due to this, the media offer has to expand within one media and the demand for the interconnection of different forms of its processing is becoming necessary. Interaction with recipients, especially via web pages, has become an inevitable condition for the survival of the media. Unconventionality, popularity and simplicity determine the success of a media product on the market. On the other hand, within th...

Only intensified technological acceleration is capable to provide sustainable development in conditions when annually the number of consumers of culture increases almost by 100 million people. Effective methods of art have to change essentially in these conditions. The analysis of the main lines of topical art process allows to conclude that the replication becomes a basis of preservation and expansion of experience, and the art sphere turns into space of copies. It is possible to see rather clear tendency to fadi...

In this empirical research we have treated the correlation between external and internal motivation of teachers and their competencies for work with students in school. In this empirical research we have treated the correlation between external and internal motivation of teachers and their competencies for work with students in school. In this empirical research we have treated the correlation between external and internal motivation of teachers and their competencies for work with students in school. The above wr...

The article deals with the problem of political liberalism and aims to show the criticism of the western liberalism by Russian political thinkers. The authors focus on the political philosophy by Boris Chicherin and Ivan Ilyin who were the most outstanding representatives of the Russian liberalism. In his fundamental work “History of political doctrines” Chicherin shows that the main features of the western liberal tradition based on the philosophy of the Enlightenment should be found in the principles of indi...

Culture is a set of codes that prescribe to a person a certain behavior with inherent experiences and thoughts, thus controlling him. Culture plays an important role for maintaining and reproducing material and spiritual values, as well as intellectual products of human activity. Reproduction of culture is very closely connected with the notion of “cultural potential”. Potential is a collection of available resources and opportunities in a certain area that can be used to achieve a certain goal or solve a spec...

Each Romanian geographical region is characterized by some characteristics that can be seen as landmarks and analysed in order to assess their cultural and tourism profile. Oltenia, a historical province that dates back to the Dacian-Roman period and inhabited ever since, has a rich/vast tourism offer, with numerous cultural attractions spanning centuries/from each century. It is necessary to distinguish between the historical heritage items from different time periods ranging from the ancient Dacian, to Roman era...

This article examines the processes in which regional, national, and ethnic identities are formed in the area of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the city of Krasnoyarsk. In this context, great emphasis is placed on migration processes and the particular form of ongoing cultural interaction between the host population and migrants. An association experiment method that allows us to reveal and analyze consciousness-related attitudes and images combining intellectual, practical, and sensual experiences that are reflect...

The article is devoted to the discussion of the phenomenon of the culture of understanding within the framework of social communication, the established tendencies of the interpretation of the two-way nature of the culture of understanding are analysed. The culture of understanding, being the condition and the result of social communication, contributes to both the regulation of peopleВ’s social behaviour and the structuring of the communicative space with the aim of reaching public agreement and mutual understand...

In this contribution, sub outcomes of an empirical study dealing with the art teachers in primary education are presented. The aim of the research was to ensure teachers’ relationship between the curriculum of art education and educational reality. This research was conducted in two countries – the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. The relationship between the teacher and the educational reality was established through questionnaire, addressed to teachers. We presented the research data verbally, using frequ...

The article deals with unveiling the peculiarities of decentralization process of public authority in the states of Central Europe (on the examples of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic). The scientific and theoretical interest in this issue is caused by the necessity of improvement (actual renewal) of a number of basic institutions of democracy and local government in Ukraine. The methodological basis of the investigation involves a set of scientific research methods which are typical of legal science in ...

In recent years, European countries have become increasingly desirable immigration destinations. Europe recognizes that good immigration management is a cure against the demographic problem. This is one of the possible solutions for our country to tackle the demographic deficit in our economic development. A working population is a valuable source of tax revenue. Having enough working-age population is vital not only for the economy but also for tax revenue. This money is needed to finance the retirement and healt...

The subject of the studies presented in the article was an assessment of the demand for employment of foreigners in Polish companies (based in the Opole Voivodeship). It involved CAWI and PAPI research. In 2007–2008, the research was conducted among 91 employers employing foreign workforce and it was carried out for the second time in 2014–2015 with 70 participating entrepreneurs. The aim of the research was to determine the reasons for employing foreigners and factors, which could encourage companies to consi...

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the preferable qualifications according to the needs of entrepreneur in various careers and Thai Qualifications Framework of Higher Education (TQF). This framework focuses on 5 aspects of learning which are ethical and moral development, acquisition of knowledge, development of cognitive skills, development of interpersonal skills and personal responsibility and development of analytical and communication skills. This exploratory research investigates 55 workplace...

The goal of the article is to examine and classify fundamental and specific factors of Russian spatial development in the context of increasing efficiency of the state spatial policy. The article gives a comparative analysis and a classification of urbanization processes in the Russian resource regions, points out the factors of urbanization, positive and negative effects of this process. The influence of urbanization processes on inter-regional social-economic asymmetry of regions was investigated by the example ...

The article considers the peculiarities of social status of elderly population in Kazakhstan, and their need for special social services. Special social services to elderly people in Kazakhstan is considered as a practical activity, the legal framework has been indicated, the care for elderly people in social homes and centers of provision of special social services, as well as some issues concerning social work aimed at the formation of healthy lifestyle and development of new forms of social services have been s...

Audio-Lingual Method (ALM) is a teaching principle used in teaching second/foreign languages. Audio-Lingual Method was pointed out that ineffective for teaching second/foreign languages. Some linguists and second/foreign language teachers believe that Audio-Lingual Method is a rote learning style. However, this study was done on a belief that Audio-Lingual Method will be able to solve Thais’ English speaking problem. The distinction of Audio-Lingual Method in this paper was “adapted ALM”. Adapted ALM was appl...

The article is devoted to the development of integral indicator of the level of financial and economic stability of industrial enterprise basing on the analysis of functioning of economic entities in modern conditions of a variable economy. The article also considers constructing indicators of separately financial and economic stability, which, in our opinion, should be treated as random variables distributed by the particular law of distribution with the appropriate parameters. Moreover, the analysis should be co...

The contribution focuses on historical relationships of the development of vocal performance and vocal pedagogy in the second half of the 20th century, which is definitely based on the classical vocal performance and vocal pedagogy respecting the bel canto principle of singing. The Slovak vocal school fully respected the Italian bel canto principle of singing. The founding personality of the vocal pedagogy in Slovakia was a Czech violinist, composer, singer and teacher Josef Egem, who adopted the bel canto singing...

The paper identifies the discursive strategies which shape the migrant identity in Croatia. Within such a concept, discourse is seen as a linguistic fact, an area of the social power manifestation and the ideological tool of (de)legitimation. Because of the need for identifying the ways of the construction of migrant identity and the structure of the social images (ideologies) of that vulnerable group, the emphasis is on the analysis and the problem of discourse control and changes of the migrant perception in Cro...

The fundamental value that has been brought by postmodernism as a general cultural phenomenon is pluralism. In philosophy, it is implemented as plurality of opinions and attitudes. In the art, it is plurality of styles. Jean-Francois Lyotard showed differences between the modern and postmodern science, namely in the manner of their legitimization. Modern legitimization through the great stories is overcome by post-modern advances in science and technology, accompanied by insurmountable differences and paralogies. ...

Background: In the previous authorsВ’ publications it was shown that modeling of fundamental properties of mathematics within the teaching process is very efficient. A group of fundamental properties consists of several so-called dualistic properties, which are inherent in all the branches of mathematics in all periods of its history. The purpose of this article is to bring to light some up-to-date factors, which generate a new appearance of the dualistic properties as well as their gradual modification. Methods: ...

Everyone needs protection, whether if we think at individuals or legal entities. Throughout a lifetime, are accumulate a series of goods, values, agonized with a lot of labor, which can disappear in a moment following a fire, an earthquake, a theft or some other reason. The resulting financial loss can not be offset otherwise than by insurance. The insurance market is a framework in which insurance transactions are carried out only on a contractual basis. Here are found the insurance request, coming from individua...

The economic development of the Russian economy involves intensive development of services. Tourism in recent years has become a key component of the services sector and the economy as a whole. This direction is of fundamental importance for the formation of Russia's GDP in the postindustrial period of economic development of the world economy. Lately in the world and in Russia the increasing distribution receives the direction of the environmental services, including ecotourism. However, taking into account world...

In the article the questions connected with research of a modern condition of ecological tourism and prospects of its development in Russia are considered. To date, environmental tourism is one of the most promising and rapidly developing sectors of the tourism industry, occupying one of their leading positions. The methodological basis was the work of domestic and foreign scientists studying the problems of ecological and rural tourism and the development of special protected natural areas of Russia. In this cont...

During our life, our values and value orientation are shaped by many factors. Values form a dynamic structure of beliefs which, in many ways and with varying intensity, influence our everyday decision making. In the research carried out in 2016, we asked if and how the value orientation is influenced by the economic situation of the family the person lives in. Since the economic situation of the family plays an important role in many areas of our life, we assumed it also had a significant role in the area of value...

This study is very important because through this type of green tourism (ecotourism) we would like to minimize the negative effects on the environment and on the human health. In the last years, the studies from the specialized literature showed that the foreign tourists (Germans, English, Americans) want to spend the vacation in places which are “friendly with the environment”, even if they have to pay more for the offered conditions. In our study, we used a questionnaire among the Romanian tourists, which lo...

The aim of this study is to identify the educational function of art criticism. The importance of the problem is in unrealized educational potential of art criticism in the field of publication activity, in the need for clear principles of creating the educational effect in the texts of art critics. Historiography of art is represented by the works of such European scholars as Hans Sedlmayr, Germain Bazin. In Russian historiography this issue was explored by scholars V. S. Turchin, V. P. Shestakov and V. G. Arslan...

The paper presents a brief summary of the research on the educational principles of national public broadcasting systems the new media environment. Background: the purpose of the study is to provide versatile and objective examination, comparison and analysis of foreign experience of public television educational programs and to identify general principles of its functioning. Methods: for the purpose of verifying the theoretical ideas the analysis of foreign web-publications on the establishment and development of...

The subject of this study is the interrelation and interdependence between the accounting information, the sufficiency of bank capital and the management of credit and liquidity risk. The factors influencing the exact determination of the required capital in conditions of a changing regulatory environment are presented. The effect of the higher capital requirements on the level of bank liquidity and credit strategies applied by the banks in Bulgaria is investigated. From the general study of capital adequacy and t...

Oncological disease is a serious illness that affects not only the sick individual but also the family system. Oncological illness has an impact on all dimensions of life, but also on the processes and functions of the family system, on individual members of the family community. The aim of the research was to find out how a family with a cancer patient works. We focused on identifying the impact of oncological illness on the quality of family life, the needs of a family with a cancer patient, and the overall func...

Having a child with chronic illnesses or developmental disabilities have a transformative impact on each family member and can affect a family’s psychological quality of life. But the effects of the disease severity on quality of life have not been shown in some previous studies. So the question why does the quality of life differ in different families with “special” children still exists. This study aims at evaluating the factors that can affect the quality of life in families having a child with chronic ill...

The purpose of this work is to study new and more effective ways of teaching English to EFL students as the timeliness of the issue studied in this article is attributable to the high level of the English language proficiency which potential professionals are required to have due to high competitiveness in the context of the worldwide globalization. The article represents the analysis of advisability and effectiveness of using an authentic feature film in teaching English to EFL students of Kazan Federal Universit...

Background: With regard to the demographic ageing of the population, healthy ageing and health literacy of the elderly population, including both healthcare and prevention of diseases and health promotion, represent a hot topic. The health promotion in the elderly is focused on getting information and particularly on the practical application of the information to actual situations. The healthy lifestyle in the old age supports the physical and psychological condition of the elderly population. The elderly need to...

Nowadays one of the main tasks is the ability of students to self-study due to Federal State Educational Standards 3+ in the system of Russian higher education. The proper organization of studentsВ’ self-education will promote efficient education and monitoring of level of formation of the common cultural competences set by federal standards of higher education: ???-2. One of the modern directions of the organization of self-study having high potential is the use of information and communication technologies. We h...

Various pieces of research have agreed on the fact that Emotional Intelligence (EI) is crucial when it comes to career development and it can also be important in determining personality traits. We assume that the emotional intelligence profile of engineering students is a function of the configuration of a set of complex traits. The objective consists in building an emotional intelligence profile of a group of engineering students by extracting some definition attributes of the latter. To this purpose, we selecte...

Many researches in psycholinguistics concern the study and analysis of the associative meanings of different word-stimuli which allow revealing the forms and the means by which the constituent images of consciousness are stored and maintained. The verbal associative experiment is one of the most suitable methods of studying the psychological, categorical and objective aspects of word meaning. Associative fields embody the nature, structure and the organization of images of consciousness as well as uncover the patt...

Tourism in the modern world, becoming one of the most widespread phenomena in society. This is facilitated, on the one hand, its effectiveness as a form of economic activity, and, on the other hand, the emergence of the society members of new possibilities, i.e., more free time, greater mobility, increased financial possibilities. At the same time, tourism as a social phenomenon, is immersed in the space of modern mass culture and, to a certain extent, is part of it. The phenomenon of tourism is studied in many sc...