Some aspects of socio-cultural modernization of Chuvashia
The article analyzes the main areas of the region functioning. It gives the statistical data and results of the sociological surveys conducted in Chuvashia. It is noted that in the Republic the work is focused on increasing the wages for public sector workers. Employment contributes to the fact that the labour market is still prosperous situation. The Republic has a high level of employment of citizens who applied to the employment service for assistance in finding the job.The number of citizens who receive professional training and additional professional education is increasing. The article explains the indicators of reduce the average duration of registered unemployment. The author describes the regions of the Republic, in which the unemployment rate is below the national average. The article analyzes demographic processes and natural population growth. The Republic has a growth in life expectancy. The article outlines the background of growth in the number of large families. Affordable and effective medicine permitted to achieve that Chuvashia has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in Russia. However, the death rate from road accidents remains above the national average. Despite huge investments, the impact of measures taken is negligible. Negative dynamics of growth of mortality from neoplasms causes anxiety. There is an increase of expenditure on education in the consolidated budget of the Chuvash Republic. The author shows the spectrum of directions of work to eliminate the priority order to kindergartens, notes the basic directions for modernization of the system of general education. A special place is given to the educational function of school. There is the growing spread of drugs among young people. The author gives the data of sociological research among the residents of the republic on ranking the problems to be solved first.