Educational Acmeology. Developmental Psychology
ISSN 2304-9790 (Print)
ISSN 2541-9013 (Online)


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Hero as a Cultural Signifier

The article presents theoretical analysis of the Hero’s role at personal, social, and cultural levels of analysis. The article examines psycho­logical theories and concepts, which cause problems in the interac­tion between «I» and «Other». It also shows the perspectiveness of studying Hero’s image as an ethical and axiological standard, indi­cator of cultural level of social development. The article shows that representations of the Hero are transformed under the influence of different factors, but at the same time they always act as a sense bearing meaning, i.e.

Dissiciation and Personifictation of «Hero» Representation with the Modern Adolescents

The article provides the results of empirical research conducted on a sample of adolescents 11–13 years (N = 100) with the use of reflective self-evaluation technique, «I and the Other», which includes verbal and graphic representations of personal interaction «I – Hero». The study identifies specific adolescents’ emotional and value attitude to the Hero, and emotional status of representation «Hero»: authoritarian, democratic, diffuse, repressive.