социальная адаптация

The article presents theoretical analysis of the problem of child’s non-typical development. It also shows correlation between personal de­velopment and socialization theories, as well as interrelation between the terms «social environment» and «educational environment». The article presents interpretation of individual social perception through the concept of social diagnostics of atypicality, which includes or­dinary diagnostics (social symbols) and diagnostics of social situa­tions in one’s life (social practices).

The article presents the meaning of socio-cultural field of a personality by its ascriptive status, based on social background, economic status, place of residence and territorial belonging. It discusses the opportunity of socio-cultural field study as the factor of youth personalities’ social adaptation on the basis of dichotomy center – province (city – village).

The article is considered the interrelation of the success of leading activity and strategy of social adaptation. The author describes the leading activity based on the concept of personal and professional self-determination. It is shown that the school educational space influences on development of the social skills providing social adaptation.

The article presents the results of the study of coping strategies and life-purpose orientations of graduates of an orphanage at an Orthodox monastery in Guatemala (N = 60). The relevance of the study is conditioned by the possibility of forming recommendations regarding organization of the upbringing process in both secular and religious orphanages, based on the understanding of characteristics under study and the relationship between them.