Financial culture among young people: the experience of sociological research

The results of the theoretical study allow asserting that the phenomenon of “financial culture” is only being consolidated in science and has different methodological grounds for sociological analysis. Using the interviewing method, a list of personal qualities of a young person necessary for the formation of a higher level of financial culture was formed; the sources and conditions of financial activity of young people were identified; the features of the financial culture of this social group were described; a portrait of a financially cultured person was compiled on the example of the capital's students. At the same time, within the framework of the axiological approach, the concept of “financial culture” is considered. The author's approach made it possible to clarify its content and describe the structure of the concept.