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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">kaspy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">THE CASPIAN REGION: politics, economics, culture</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic" /><issn publication-format="print">1818-510X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="ru">Астраханский государственный университет им. В. Н. Татищева</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">1845</article-id><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>SOCIO-CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN YOUTH</article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>SOCIO-CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN YOUTH</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Verezgova</surname><given-names>Irina V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Verezgova</surname><given-names>Irina V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>viv-vera@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3020" /></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Tikhonova</surname><given-names>Svetlana V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Tikhonova</surname><given-names>Svetlana V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>svetlanavt@list.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3021" /></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff3020"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">MIREA - Russian Technological University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">MIREA - Russian Technological University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3021"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">MIREA - Russian Technological University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">MIREA - Russian Technological University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" /><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2019-11-13"><day>13</day><month>11</month><year>2019</year></pub-date><issue>3</issue><fpage>153</fpage><lpage>158</lpage><history /><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2019/issue/3/article/1845">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2019/issue/3/article/1845</self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/3(60)/153-158.pdf" content-type="pdf">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/3(60)/153-158.pdf</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>The article examines the phenomenon of the «digital generation», reveals the main features and features of the training of the «generation Z», analyzes the innovative educational environment. The problem of nihilism among young people is examined. A generational gap is identified. The salient features of Generation Z born at the turn of the 21st century are considered. Ways to overcome nihilism in modern society are outlined.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article examines the phenomenon of the «digital generation», reveals the main features and features of the training of the «generation Z», analyzes the innovative educational environment. The problem of nihilism among young people is examined. A generational gap is identified. The salient features of Generation Z born at the turn of the 21st century are considered. Ways to overcome nihilism in modern society are outlined.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>молодёжь</kwd><kwd>поколение</kwd><kwd>поколение Z</kwd><kwd>нигилизм</kwd><kwd>ценности</kwd><kwd>информационные технологии</kwd><kwd>образование</kwd><kwd>теория поколений</kwd><kwd>цифровое поколение</kwd><kwd>клиповое мышление</kwd><kwd>youth</kwd><kwd>generation</kwd><kwd>generation Z</kwd><kwd>nihilism</kwd><kwd>values</kwd><kwd>Information technology</kwd><kwd>education</kwd><kwd>generation theory</kwd><kwd>digital generation</kwd><kwd>clip thinking</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>молодёжь</kwd><kwd>поколение</kwd><kwd>поколение Z</kwd><kwd>нигилизм</kwd><kwd>ценности</kwd><kwd>информационные технологии</kwd><kwd>образование</kwd><kwd>теория поколений</kwd><kwd>цифровое поколение</kwd><kwd>клиповое мышление</kwd><kwd>youth</kwd><kwd>generation</kwd><kwd>generation Z</kwd><kwd>nihilism</kwd><kwd>values</kwd><kwd>Information technology</kwd><kwd>education</kwd><kwd>generation theory</kwd><kwd>digital generation</kwd><kwd>clip thinking</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement /></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement /></funding-group></article-meta></front><body /><back><ref-list /></back></article>