Deviasnce in the behavior of contemporary Russian youth: reality and illusions

The paper considers deviance as a significant part of the socio-cultural reproduction of a person in the process of his secondary socialization and integration into the social relations of the new Russia. In the conditions of natural and chaotic influences of the environment, the younger generation is under the significant influence of multidirectional circumstances, which makes the consciousness of young people ambivalent and mosaic. The analysis of deviance is based on modern socio-cultural approaches to the study of the latest social reality in Russia, from the standpoint of socio-philosophical, sociological and cultural knowledge. Based on the review of a significant number of sources and conclusions of numerous empirical works, the author emphasizes global, regional and Russian socio-cultural circumstances that significantly affect deviance, which are a significant and necessary part in the process of forming a system of values, norms and fixed attitudes of the younger generations of modern Russian society. The article is addressed to all who are interested in the problems of the younger generation, the formation of values, norms and consciousness of young people in a changing social reality.