Willingness to understanding and cooperation of people of other faiths and views with young men in various ethnic language groups

Abstract

Аbstract. In our days, representatives of various cultural traditions and principles of living arrangements are forced to share one geographical space. This rapprochement, as shown by real behavioral experience, does not always proceed peacefully and calmly. Interethnic (intercultural) tension, up to and including open confrontation, ethnocentrism, xenophobia - all this testifies to serious problems in modern social relations. Tolerance indicators were studied in 129 practically healthy young men (average age 22,98±1,92 years) of various ethnic-speaking groups using the «Tolerance Index» questionnaire, which determines both the general attitude to the outside world and other people, and social attitudes in different areas of interaction where tolerance and intolerance of a person are manifested (ethnic tolerance, social tolerance, tolerance as a personality trait). The average level of general tolerance in all groups is shown, which reflects an adequate approach to the selection of candidates for training. The revealed significant differences in the indicator of general tolerance between some groups are due to psychological differences dictated by ethnocultural dissimilarity and an individual, depending on upbringing and education, sociological approach to emerging problems). Indicators of ethnic tolerance, social tolerance and tolerance as personality traits are also of an average nature, since all the individuals examined had approximately the same social status. The combination of a person with both tolerant and intolerant traits, manifesting themselves depending on social situations, must be taken into account during the educational process.