Protest activity as an element of legal socialization

This article discusses the concept of legal socialization, in particular, the phenomenon of legal socialization of the youth. Against the backdrop of worsening of socio-economic and political relations in the Russian society the issues of the youth’s socialization are becoming relevant. The process of person’s socialization, including legal socialization can include various forms of social activity; they are indicators of the effectiveness of these processes. The term “legal socialization” was used in the 1960s. Jean Carbonnier, a French sociologist, was one of the most famous researchers of this phenomenon. He drew attention to the sociality of legal phenomena and especially emphasized the difference between laws and manners, customs, and other regulatory systems. The purpose of this article is to analyze social activity, such as protest activity, on the example of the youth in the Vologda Oblast. The results show that the indicators of protest moods of the youth in the Vologda Oblast have a rather weak dynamics...