Section of the journal:
Social and political philosophy
Pages:
126-131
Bibliographic description of the article
Zhbikovskaya, O. A. NATIONAL MENTALITY IN THE NORMATIVE SYSTEM OF CULTURE / O. A. Zhbikovskaya. – Text : direct //
Innovative economics and society. – 2025. – № 2 (48). – С. 126-131
Abstract
The article discussesthe concept of national mentality, the definition of the concept of mentality, proposed by various scholars, such as G. Gacheva, V. Guershunsky, P. Gurevitch, D. Yum. Despite the biological determinism at first glance, it is concluded that there is a spiritual and sociocultural component of mentality. National mentality which is influenced by various factors, turns into a very stable constant of the spiritual and social life of the people. However, the national mentality is still tied to a historical era. In each society at each stage of its development there are specific conditions for structuring individual consciousness: culture and tradition, language, lifestyle and religion — they form a sort of matrix within which mentality is formed. Thus, the era in which the individual lives, imposes an indelible imprint on his worldview, provides them with strictly defined types of psychological reactions and behavior. The analysis of the concepts of “mentality” and “archetype” is carried out, and the principal differences between these two concepts are given. The content of archetypes and mentality overlaps in many ways, as the general archetype can be manifested in specific forms, which allows in some cases to study the national mentality through the prism of national archetypes. The article provides an analysis of the works of various thinkers through the prism of their views on mentality. In conclusion, the author says that despite the seemingly natural determinism of the mentality, it develops during socialization and enculturation.
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