Zimin V.A. Scientific Views on the Structural Elements of Political Culture

Abstract: The author closely examines such aspects of the topic as the structure of political culture, which is considered by scientists in different ways depending on their understanding of the relationship between the terms "political consciousness", "political ideology and psychology", "political culture".The existence of a large number of definitions of culture in contemporary literature can cast doubt on the very existence of such a phenomenon. But it is crucial to note that the culture as a social object is а multidimensional, universal phenomenon, so it is possible (and necessary) to use a variety of approaches study it. All of them, as methodological principles, are based on different theoretical interpretations of culture.Due to the fact that the political culture as an object of study is a very complex multivalued phenomenon, the research conducted in the article was methodologically based on the application of general theoretical and dialectic ttols using the idea of methodological synthesis as a basis for the design and development of the political approach to social phenomena. This synthesis involves the combination of activity-interpretation of the essence of culture with the phenomenological approach to the description of political life and the principles of the system in its organicist interpretation. The results obtained during the ongoing research can be used in teaching of general and specialized courses in social philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of management, theoretical sociology and political science. Theoretical and practical significance is defined by the fact that the study of political culture is carried out at the level of socio-philosophical analysis, which allows us to consider it in the context of the major trends in the development of modern society, and the methodology of social and humanitarian studies.

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