Study of Everyday Language Practices of the Population of South Russian Multinational Region

Abstract

The article presents the results of a sociological study "National and Cultural Identity of the Population of the Stavropol Region", conducted in 14 municipal and urban districts of the Stavropol Region in 2019. The results of the survey of 1147 respondents aged 18 to 65 made it possible to characterize the regional community of the strategically important territory of southern Russia in terms of nationalcultural self-determination and self-identification and to determine the role of everyday language practices in this process. Segmentation of the survey participants by sex, age, level of education, and the type of community in which the respondents live, allows one to expand understanding of the practical use of bilingual language practices in selected social groups. The results of the study of everyday language practices of various social groups of the population of southern Russia are important for determining the vectors of the national cultural and social policies of the region and promising areas of education, culture, youth organizations of the Stavropol Region and of southern Russia in general.