Professional Identity of Servicemen in Southern Russian Cities

  • Lyudmila Klimenko Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
  • Oksana Posukhova Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
  • Khromushkina Khromushkina Sociological Branch, Personnel Department of the Southern Military District, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Keywords: servicemen; Russian army; professional identity; socio-economic well-being; we-groups; satisfaction with the profession.

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to describe the specifics of modern servicemen professional identity in southern Russian cities. The authors analyze the materials of the sociological survey and in-depth interviews with military from Rostov-on-Don and Novocherkassk (standardized interviewing of 436 military personnel and 16 in-depth interviews). Their perception of social and economic situation, structure of group identity of servicemen, the satisfaction with their professional work is studied.

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Published
2017-06-21
How to Cite
Klimenko, L., Posukhova, O., & Khromushkina, K. (2017). Professional Identity of Servicemen in Southern Russian Cities. ZHURNAL SOTSIOLOGII I SOTSIALNOY ANTROPOLOGII (The Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology), 20(3), 74–94. Retrieved from http://jourssa.ru/jourssa/article/view/235