IN SEARCH OF RESOURCES AND NEW PARADIGMS: THE PROBLEM OF SOCIAL ORPHANHOOD
The aim of the article is to provide a sociological analysis of the dynamics of statistical and actual patterns of social or- phanhood. Socio-anthropological approach to the consideration of the field of problems of social orphanhood has made it possible to reveal from a new perspective latently existing processes that hinder a significant improvement in the situation and the solution of the whole spectrum of problems of orphanhood. The data obtained from the application of qualitative methodology, the analysis of statistical indicators and the reflection of data obtained by other Russian researchers made it possible to formulate a number of conclusions: a set of social policy measures and the support of the foster family institute contribute to a decrease in the share of orphans in Russia; deinstitutionalization of orphanhood occurs, which is marked by stratification related to the age, ethnicity and state of health of children left without parental care. However, the problems of social orphanhood remain structural, related to the anomie of social institutions, the low quality of life of a significant part of our country's population, and these problems reach far beyond social policy and social fashion. The work was prepared with the financial support of the Russian Humanitarian Scientific Foundation (the project "Life trajectories of children and their biological parents restored in parental rights" No. 16-03-00057). The results and analytical data can be used to design and model social technologies, as well as measures to prevent and solve problems of social orphanhood.