social space

Physical culture and sport as a social space

The article considers the theoretical aspects of the phenomenon of physical culture and sport as a social space in the framework of the main provisions of Pierre Bourdieu sociological theory. A retrospective review of scientific sources on the impact of physical culture and sports on various aspects of human life is made. Empirical studies allowing to apply the classical concepts of “social space”, “field”, “types of capital”, and “practice of agents” to physical culture and sports activities are noted.

Conceptualization of Society’s Value Space

The article’s content presents the results of theoretical-methodological research which led to the author’s concept of society’s value space. The notions of «value» and «social space» are also studied.

Factors of Social Stability: Historical Experience of Theoretical Reflection

In the article the basic scientific interpretation of the notion «social stability», conducted a comparative analysis, reveals the basic characteristics, structural and functional factors of social stability, a model of stability.

Social Hybridization in the Context of Generational Subcultures

In article we had analyzed a process of hybridization of generations within culture space. We had reviewed natural, geopolitical and social and culture approach to definition of hybridization and proposed author`s definition to generation`s space term. We had analyzed process of forming hybrid of generations based in results of author`s sociological research.

Political Transformation as the Factor of Transformation of Social space of Modern Russia

The article deals with the political transformation as the important factor of institutional, structural and cultural transformations of society. The main emphasis is laid on the dependence of intensity of the political processes from the structure their spatial features: the relation of center and outlying area, the character of horizontal and vertical relations of subjects and so on.