Features of digital practices of youth in Belarus and Mongolia

  • Alena V. Shkurova Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus
  • Yauhen N. Navitsky Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus
  • Tseveen Tsetsenbileg Institute of Philosophy, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 1 Amariin Street, Ulaanbaatar 210620, Mongolia

Abstract

The results of a comparative study of the behavioural characteristics of Belarusian and Mongolian youth in the information space are presented. It is noted that in the context of the digital transformation of society, an individual is faced with a large number of new phenomena and processes that form the space of social risks. Young people are largely exposed to these risks. The self-esteem of Belarusian and Mongolian youth is represented in relation to the level of their digital knowledge and skills, as well as their ability to resist digital threats. Problematic aspects in the strategies of adaptation of young people to the digital reality are identified.

Author Biographies

Alena V. Shkurova, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

doctor of science (sociology), docent; senior researcher at the Belarusian-Turkish Research Center

Yauhen N. Navitsky, Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

head of the sector of methodological and mathematical support for sociological research, Operational Research Center

Tseveen Tsetsenbileg, Institute of Philosophy, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 1 Amariin Street, Ulaanbaatar 210620, Mongolia

PhD (sociology), docent; leading researcher at the department of sociology

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Published
2024-07-01
Keywords: social risks, youth, youth behaviour in the information space, digital knowledge and skills, digital practices
Supporting Agencies The work was carried out with the financial support of the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Basic Research (grant No. G22Mn-009) and the Foundation for Science and Technology of Mongolia (grant No. SHUT HTB-2022/01) within the framework of the project «Social risks of youth in Belarus and Mongolia in the context of digitalisation».
How to Cite
Shkurova, A. V., Navitsky, Y. N., & Tsetsenbileg, T. (2024). Features of digital practices of youth in Belarus and Mongolia. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 2, 58-67. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/sociology/article/view/6313
Issue
No 2 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology
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Reflections on a given topic

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