The Social and Moral Essence of The Concept of Value

In recent decades, the topic of value has occupied one of the leading positions in scholarly research. This tendency is explained by the fact that values are a specific optical tool that contributes to understanding the fundamental essence of events in any social structure, their latent content and determining their vectors of activity. Based on the system of value directions, there is an opportunity to assess evolutionary trends in social relations, future vectors of society development. Values are comprehensively studied by various scientific disciplines, such as sociology, psychology, social psychology, and ethics. This study mainly focuses on the sociological perspective. Sociology primarily focuses on value areas that play a crucial role in coordinating social interactions. In this circle, values are understood as an integral structural element of culture, an important instrument for regulating the behavior of social units and groups on a value-normative basis.