Improvement of social and cultural values of modern Kazakhstan society

Abstract

This article examines the modernization of the sociocultural values of modern Kazakhstan society. In transitional Kazakhstan society in contradistinction to stable social systems of western countries speed of sociocultural changes are much higher, so important don’t lose general development trend and safe a clear course on the modernization of society. The main goal of Kazakhstan is to apply a modernization model more efficient, more economical and more rational, to transfer it to national soil by combining our own traditions and modern progressive value systems. For this, it is necessary to develop a «national formula» for social modernization, which would be able to cover all institutions and multidirectional processes of the socio-cultural environment everywhere. The authors of this article conducted a sociological study, the results of the study showed that as a result of the modernization processes in Kazakhstani society, there is a certain shift in value priorities. According to the study, the basic values of young Kazakhstanis contain both the traditional cultural values and the values of the information society, which cause the individual to choose adaptation mechanisms. The formation of the value system of a young Kazakhstani is based on individual choice and is influenced by new information and communication technologies. However, the basic values of Kazakh people are predominantly spiritual and moral, associated with the warmth of human communication, which is traditionally inherent in the culture of Kazakhstan’s society.