An integrated approach to social and cultural adaptation of migrants in Moscow

The article deals with the need for a comprehensive social and cultural adaptation of labor and other categories of migrants in Moscow taking into account the specifics of the social and cultural environment of the megapolis. The solution to this problem, focused on the long-term effect, implies a set of measures in the sphere of culture and education, coordinated system interaction of state, non-profit, community and other formal organizations. Systematic monitoring of socialization and inculturation of different categories of migrants should be coupled with the development and correction of specific programs of social and cultural adaptation of migrants, programs of mutual adaptation of migrants and host populations to each other (mass and targeted, aimed at specific subcultures of migrants and the host population given their cultural stereotypes). Adequate information policy and support of the processes of sociocultural adaptation. Mutual social and cultural adaptation also contributes to the formation of the overall host population and migrants to territorial identity of the megapolis, which in modern differentiated society is difficult becomes the basis of identity in various social and cultural attitudes of individuals while ethnic, religious and other potential differences.