Muzhanova N. Psychological features of the semantic sphere development of informal subcultures representatives

The dissertation is devoted to research of psychological features of semantic sphere development of active members of prosocial informal subculture in youth and adulthood. The paper analyzes the main scientific approaches to the study of the problem of the semantic sphere of personality and its correlates. The essence of the social phenomenon of informal subculture and features of its functioning in society are revealed. The theoretical structural model of development of the semantic sphere of the personality belonging to the informal subculture is given. The results of psychological features of the components of the semantic sphere of the participants of the informal subculture: their ontogenetic dynamics, age and sex differentiation are empirically studied and analyzed. The comparative analysis of features of development of semantic sphere of members of informal and traditional cultures is carried out.