2408-9338Research result. Sociology and Management2408-933810.18413/2408-9338-2015-1-3-24-28203SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE AND SPIRITUAL LIFETHE YOUTH, LIFE SUCCESS, RELIGION (ON THE MATERIALS OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH)THE YOUTH, LIFE SUCCESS, RELIGION (ON THE MATERIALS OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH)KlinetskayaNina VasilꞌevnaKlinetskayaNina Vasilꞌevnaswbusoff@mail.ru20151300

The article examines the question of the influence of the religiousness of students of St. Petersburg on their representation about life success. In religions the concept of life success has a meaning, different from the perceptions of the life success in Western society. The survey, conducted in 2013 by the department of sociology of youth and youth policy in the higher schools of St. Petersburg, showed that the representations of the young believers about the life success are different from representations of the atheists. In the concept of life success the believing students include spiritual elements.

The article examines the question of the influence of the religiousness of students of St. Petersburg on their representation about life success. In religions the concept of life success has a meaning, different from the perceptions of the life success in Western society. The survey, conducted in 2013 by the department of sociology of youth and youth policy in the higher schools of St. Petersburg, showed that the representations of the young believers about the life success are different from representations of the atheists. In the concept of life success the believing students include spiritual elements.

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