Apoliticality is a sign of indifference of the youth or not?

Apoliticality in modern society is an actual social phenomenon. The results of the research show that the share of the young generation that participates in political activities is declining. And it is this part of the society that has great economic, demographic and political significance for the state. Apoliticality is a socio-psychological characteristic of a person, which allows to define it as inactive, devoid of any interests and not participating in the destiny of the state.

The definition of apoliticality

The notion of apoliticality comes from the combination of the Greek words "a" (negative particle) and politikos ("state affairs"). It means an indifferent and passive attitude both to the social life of the society and to political activity. Apoliticality is a certain position of a particular individual for the ongoing changes in the country, connected with elections, a change in the style of management, the implementation of reforms, etc.

Signs of apoliticality

The background of this phenomenon in Russia took shape in the late 1990s. But despite the fact that the standard of living and stability in the state have grown, this does not in any way stimulate young people to influence their future, to show interest in participating in the political life of the state.

During the last decades, the apolitical nature of the youth has significantly increased. Influence on democracy, observance and upholding of civil rights and freedoms does not take place in those forms and with the intensity that are inherent in an active civil society.

Today we have a clearly expressed model of the consumer society, which means the action of each individual primarily in their own interests, and then in the collective. The new generation for years absorbed and passed through itself information that was directed not only against them, but against the whole society, forming false values.

According to observers, in modern Russia a large number of organizations for youth are created, the parties strive to include it in their projects and programs, to activate with the help of involvement in politics and public life. At first glance, it seems that the Russian youth is indeed politicized and included in all processes.

Causes of youth apoliticality

Apoliticality is a scourge of the modern state. This state of affairs is largely objectively conditioned. First, the vital interests of adolescents and adolescents are localized on the problem of entering into an independent life, while interpersonal and intra-family communications restrict the acquisition of social experience. Only with the growth of various connections and relationships (work, army, institute, family, etc.) can the redistribution of vital interests in favor of political and public participation occur. Secondly, the reason for the passive manifestation of an active civil position lies in the de-ideologization of the entire population. To a certain extent, this situation is related to the socioeconomic status of a particular young person. It would be more correct to say that this also depends on the level of education, upbringing and attitude towards work. It is believed that there is a passive and active apoliticality.

Research of political preferences of youth

To prove the apoliticality of young people, it is sufficient to turn to the results of research aimed at revealing the preferences of the new generation. They were conducted by scientific organizations and individual scientists (sociologists, political scientists).

The conclusions turned out to be disappointing: about half of the respondents do not participate in the political and public life of the country in any way, they do not exercise their right to vote. The attitude of young people towards party organizations is very ambiguous: only a few have heard about such structures, and the majority do not know anything at all, so they do not replenish the ranks of parties.

In the case of elections, they can not say which party will vote. About a quarter of young Russians do not attend polling stations at all.

The number of citizens is reduced, optional (from time to time) showing interest in political events, and about a third does not show any activity in this plan.

At the same time, the statement that apoliticality is a total phenomenon is fundamentally incorrect. More than a third of the younger generation are listening, reading news from various media channels. Some, even though this share is small, get acquainted with the economic development programs of the state and strive to make their own contribution to the development of civil society and the social state. But, as practice shows, at the moment this is not enough. It is necessary to take drastic measures to involve young people in active political life.