Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Ethnic Consciousness: Personal Sense and Signs of Ethnoidentity

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2012 5 (7)
Authors
Neskryabina, Olga F.
Contact information
Neskryabina, Olga F. : Siberian Federal University , 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041 Russia , e-mail:
Keywords
ethnos; ethnic identity; signs of an ethnic origin; psychosemantics of ethnic sense; motivation of ethnoidentity
Abstract

This article is devoted to the analysis of essence and structure of ethnic consciousness. In modern ethnology has been widely accepted idea that ethnic self-awareness is the major ethnoforming factor. According to the author, the essence of ethnos consists in that value which has for ethnophors their ethnicity. The ethnic self-awareness should be considered in unity of its main components. These are: sense of feeling of the ethnic belonging, expressing specific character of an ethnic community; signs of ethnic self-identification and psychosemantics of ethnic feeling - its personal sense. The major ethnoforming factor is recognition of value of blood-relationship ties, which signs are: ethnonym, language, cultural community, etc. These cultural phenomena act as the signs indicating a community of an origin that doesnt belittle their value as force consolidating ethnic communities. Mentality or national character doesnt belong to signs of ethnoidentity, firstly, owing to the semantic uncertainty; secondly, because concerning many ethnoses idea of features of national character is the result of an external assessment. Psychosemantics of ethnic sense is its emotional content, a place in system of values of this individual, correlation to the motivating sphere. The feeling of love and attachment as manifestation «We-motivation » is more preferable in comparison with a pride, as manifestation of motivation of self-affirmation.

Pages
951-957
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/2985

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