Characteristic features of the socio-cultural development of a person in childhood as a phenomenon of socialization

The instability and social differentiation of modern society together with economic disintegration and deideologization of the educational process have intensified the problem of educating the younger generation. Developing personality in a child is a complex problem that has not only social and pedagogical aspects but also a socio-cultural one. The importance of children socialization as a social and cultural process is increased due to its special role, that is to develop the personality as a phenomenon that integrates intellectual, emotional, sensual and activity spheres. The aim of the paper is to reveal the nature, characteristic features, structure and content of the socio-cultural development process as a factor of socio-cultural development. To achieve the aim the methods of analysis and comparison were used. The features of the socio-cultural deve-lopment of a person in childhood as a socialization process were revealed. The target, content, motivational, practical, assessment components were singled out and characterized from the system structure of a person socialization in childhood. The materials can be used at different levels of education by teachers, students, post-graduates of professional education institutions and those who are engaged in solving problems of socio-cultural and pedagogical development.