Dreams and Desires of Preschoolers

AbstractThe research presented in this article is part of the “Children in a Changing World” project, a cross-sectional study that explores the influence of social changes on the world views of children. The project was launched in 1992, at a time when socioeconomic reforms began to unfold in Russia. Six cross sections have been conducted to date, each including interviews with older preschoolers in the age range of 5.6-7.0 years. The children were asked about their life today and how they imagine it in the future. This article analyzes the way that the dreams and desires of older preschoolers have changed over the past two decades (comparing the dreams and desires children expressed in the 1990s with those voiced by children of the same age in 2015). The main results obtained through qualitative analysis suggest certain changes in the structure of the preschooler's desires (in particular, an increase in “magical,” non-realistic wishes) and a decrease in the negative influence of the distant environment on the children

New Data on Female Burials of Rouran Period from the Northern Altai (based on the materials from the Choburak-I complex)

The article presents the results of the analysis, cultural-chronological and ethnic-social interpretation of one of the female burials (barrow No. 32a), excavated at a small necropolis of the Bulan-Koby culture as part of the Choburak-I site. This complex, studied by the archaeological expedition of the Altai State University, is located in the Chemal district of the Altai Republic. The key characteristics of this female burial are a small stone mound with an oval revetment; a shallow, narrow and long pit; the corpse is stretched on the back with the head, oriented to the west, as well as the accompanying burial of a horse at the “legs” of a dead. A considerable inventory was found in the burial, including jewelry, costume details, tools and harness. Analysis of the finds made it possible to determine the dating of this object within the middle – second half of the IV century AD. The recorded features of inhumation with a riding horse demonstrate that this burial belongs to the Dyalyan tradition of the ritual practice of the Bulan-Koby culture nomads. Judging by the qualitative composition of the items, woman, buried in barrow No. 32a, had a high social status in the local community, that left the Choburak-I necropolis

AUTHORITARIANISM AS A COMPENSATORY CHARACTERISTIC IN A SITUATION OF UNCERTAINTY

The study is devoted to authoritarianism as a compensatory characteristic in situations of uncertainty and the assessment of assortativity in terms of authoritarianism. It is shown that the similarity of spouses in authoritarianism is significant both for the formation and preservation of marital relations, since it reflects important attitudes for life, on which judgments and actions depend in stressful and uncertain situations.Исследование посвящено авторитарности как компенсаторной характеристике в ситуациях неопределенности и оценке ассортативности по показателям авторитарности. Показано, что сходство супругов по авторитарности является значимой как для формирования, так и для сохранения брачных отношений, поскольку отражает важные для жизни установки, от которых зависит суждения и действия в стрессовых и неопределенных ситуациях