Slobodyanuk A. "Sign equipment of everyday interaction" in the context of social changes (exemplified by contemporary Ukrainian society).

Object: the sign equipment of everyday interaction; The Purpose: sociological interpretation of sign equipment of everyday interaction as a socio-cultural phenomenon and the understanding thereof in the context of post-Soviet social changes (exemplified by contemporary Ukrainian society); The research methods: analysis, synthesis, comparative analysis, typologization, in-depth interviews, content analysis, consistent description of data; Theoretical and practical results: formulating the definition and operationalizing the concept of "sign equipment of everyday interactions"; substantiating the sociological interpretation of the ritual and the game as fundamental means of regulating the use of sign equipment of everyday interaction; mapping the trends and development prospects of sign equipment of everyday interaction under various criteria; understanding sign equipment of everyday interaction as a means of representing status tenancy and status claims; Novelty: conceptualizing the phenomenon of sign equipment of everyday interaction in Ukrainian society (from 1970s); The level of implementation: the dissertation results are used in designing and teaching the following courses: Sign Aspects of Everyday Practices, The Sociological Concept of I. Goffman, The Sociology of Culture, Sociology, and others for the curriculum of the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.