SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND VALUES OF THE ZOOMERS GENERATION (BASED ON THE SOCIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF RUSSIAN STUDENTS)

This article analyzes the life attitudes, behavior patterns and self-identification of Russian student youth, who are becoming an increasingly important labor force. The author relies on the results of an applied sociological study, during which 75 autobiographies of KNRTU IIM students aged 18 to 25 were analyzed. The author relied on the concept of «life path» introduced into sociology by G. Elder and J. Giel. The values of young people are formed under the influence of significant social events and personal biographical factors. Differences in value orientations between generations are due to the historical and cultural context of growing up. The transfer of values between generations is carried out both through the family and through social institutions. The research methodology is based on a qualitative analysis of autobiographical interviews with elements of thematic coding. The method of social autobiography allows for a deeper study of the formation of values at the level of individual experience, taking into account the influence of historical and social factors...