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The article gives an analysis and correlation of such concepts as “identity”, “social identity”, “cultural identity”, “sociocultural identity”. Sociocultural identity is examined in the context of multicultural approach to social upbringing, according to which it means for a person to determine his or her identity to cultures and subcultures of those groups to which he or she belongs.

The phenomenon of social-psychological stereotype and its role in educational interaction are being analyzed. In order to study these stereotypes it is suggested to use the author’s version of multiple interaction method by V. F. Petrenko modification which describes different typical situations schoolchildren may find themselves in, determining social and ethnic groups where they may belong. It presents the data of a pilot study made on sample of the students of Saratov State University named after N. G.