Social Development in the Modern Era. А Theoretical and Sociological Study of New Reality

The article offers a study of main social trends and patterns of social development in the first quarter of the XXI century. New challenges to sociological knowledge are taking shape, and a number of theoretical and methodological premises of sociological science should be corrected. Social progress in recent decades is characterized by a multi-basis progressive development. The trend of changing organizational priorities in the public life is discussed. The dominant Eurocentric concept of an effective model of public life tends to acquirt a purely ideological and value-laden character. Mechanisms of social development, as well as the causes and types of traumatic state of society are studied.

Keywords

social change, social progress as a process, its criteria and trends, social actors of change, internal and external sources of development, socio-cultural trauma, traumatic society

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26.01.2021

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10.02.2021

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GOST	Efendiev A. Social Development in the Modern Era. А Theoretical and Sociological Study of New Reality // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2021. – Issue 1 C. 16-27 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250011310-4-1-en (circulation date: 26.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250011310-4
MLA	Efendiev, Azer G "Social Development in the Modern Era. А Theoretical and Sociological Study of New Reality." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 1 (2021):16-27. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250011310-4
APA	Efendiev A. (2021). Social Development in the Modern Era. А Theoretical and Sociological Study of New Reality. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (1), pp.16-27 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250011310-4

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