THE PROCESS OF INTEGRATION OF UKRAINIAN YOUTH INTO THE SOCIAL SYSTEM OF MODERN SOCIETY IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT CHALLENGES

The article examines the process of integration of Ukrainian youth into the social system in the context of modern social transformations. The relevance of the topic is due to the influence of such factors as war, internal migration, economic instability, and digitalization. The article analyzes the social mechanisms of youth adaptation, the role of institutions (education, culture, civil society) in supporting youth integration, as well as the barriers that prevent their full inclusion in social processes. Modern youth will play an important role in ensuring and maintaining stability. The purpose of the article is to identify and characterize the features of successful socialization of young people, which will allow them to establish their life in modern conditions. Objectives of the study. Achieving this goal requires solving the following tasks: to define the concept of the process of youth socialization, to define the concept of social mechanism, to reveal the relationship and mutual influence of social mechanisms and social institutions that perform organizational, regulatory and educational functions in society; to identify the essential characteristics of youth value orientations in the field of spiritual culture in the period of social transformations. Considering the value aspects of youth socialization, it should be emphasized that in the process of socialization, social qualities, values, knowledge, and skills are formed and a person becomes a capable participant in social relations. It is proved that human life is impossible without social activity and communication. It is found that labor is the basis of a person's social existence, because in labor he or she expresses himself or herself as a social individual. Socialization is a process of personality formation, gradual assimilation of the requirements of society and is associated with labor activity. The processes of socialization of Ukrainian youth are analyzed. It is determined that as a result of socialization, people accumulate social experience and value orientations necessary for them to fulfill social roles. The study found that the integration of Ukrainian youth into the social system in the context of modern challenges is a complex and multifaceted process that requires a systematic approach and inter-institutional interaction. As an active social group, young people face numerous barriers – social, economic, and psychological – that make it difficult for them to participate fully in public life. The role of institutional support, civic engagement, access to quality education, and digital technologies is of particular importance.