Monitoring of Tolerance Associative Field and Forecasting of Inter-ethnical Interrelations Problems: Questionnaire Survey in the University Environment of Tajikistan

Abstract

The problems of tolerance are crucial in modern society. The present article covers the main aspects of tolerance (intolerance), classifies main approaches and methodologies for scientific researches in this area and analyses the results of an associative experiment conducted in the student environment at Khujand State University (Sogd Region, Tajikistan) aimed at monitoring and research of the youth tolerance level. Sometimes misunderstanding and intolerance occur not only between the representatives of different ethnoses but also between the representatives of different regions in one country that results in civil confrontations, as it was in Tajikistan in 1992-1997. Due to the above, Tajik scientific researches on national linguistic worldview and axiological landmarks forming the basis for tolerance/intolerance, existence of stereotypes in the society resulting in the conflicts of different kinds are of great importance. The need in such researches is firstly explained by the necessity of forecasting vital problems in inter-ethnical interrelations between youngsters, development of the policy for tolerant interrelations in the society. The tolerance level monitoring among students in interrelation of cultures allows studying problematic areas, introducing corrective measures aimed at reduction of the number of students having negative attitude to the inter-cultural interrelation and increase of the level of their tolerance.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s4p35