SOCIAL ACTIVITY AS THE BASIS OF FORMING CIVIL POSITIONS OF THE POPULATION OF A CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN REGION
The analysis of the peculiarities of revelation of social activity and civil positions in the contemporary social-economic conditions is dealt with. The work presents the analysis of the processes of the formation of social activity, civil positions and civil identity of the population, their relevance to social-economic, political and cultural realities of the contemporary stage of development. We revealed the factors that destroy the society, lead to conflict situations and social tension. The level of social activity of the population is an important index of forming civil positions and civil identity. In common sense, social activity is understood as a target activity of an individual that is directed to the solution of social problems of an individual, social group and society. Voluntary character, initiative and orientation to the higher social and spiritual needs of a personality in self-realization, sacrifice and social service are the base characteristics of social activity. The peculiarities and motivation of population involvement in socially considerable activities are described, the level of population activity is revealed and the forms of the revelation of social civil initiatives are analyzed.