Some economic and legal problems of functioning of a modern russian society in the assessment of working youth (results of the regional survey)

The paper provides the results of sociological research conducted by the author in 2008. Using the method of survey, 750 young professionals from 43 municipalities and 2 districts of the Republic of Tatarstan at the age of 18 to 30 and working in their specialties at the time of the survey were interviewed. The results of the study demonstrated the attitude of working youth to modern economic problems, such as the shadow economy, relations between employer and employee, the impact of the current tax system on stimulating labor activity, the quality of the judicial system, corruption and anticorruption measures supported by representatives of this social group. The results of the study indicate the need for greater socio-legal protection of modern working youth, reducing or completely eradicating its share in corruption.