Psychological analysis of self-understanding of personal and social identity in modern Kyrgyz society

Abstract

The current stage in the development of science is characterized by the development of research inter- est in the problem of self-understanding formation, defined as an important personal education that helps to get involved in social relations and find one’s place in the system of these relations. This article presents the results of a study of cultural and family socialization. The aim of the study was to study the temporal aspect and the aspect of cultural and family socialization, which are important for revealing the process of self-understanding. The study was conducted among representatives of the older generation, whose forma- tion and socialization took place during the Soviet period and who lived for a long time in the Kyrgyz Re- public, which was then part of the USSR. The second sample of those participating in the survey was made up of representatives of the younger generation, who were born after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the independence of Kyrgyzstan. This inclusion of different age groups with different life experiences made it possible to explore the impact of self-understanding on both cultural and family socialization of the Kyr- gyz. The study was conducted in the cities of Bishkek, Naryn, villages of Kyrgyzstan in January-July 2019. In total, 315 representatives of the titular ethnic group from 17 to 81 years old took part in the study. The analysis and systematization of the results of the research obtained made it possible to create a structural model of self-understanding of the personal and social identity of the titular ethnic group of Kyrgyzstan.

Key words: self-knowledge, self-search, self-development, personality, socialization, identity.