Social maturity in digital age: issues, transformation and problems of individual self-determination

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the peculiarities of the perception of social maturity and its manifestations in representatives of different ages. As a research method, the questionnaire method was used, which allows the effectively identifying characteristics of ideas about social maturity and individual self-determination problems. Results of the research: the article describes the peculiarity of the interviewees' ideas about the transformation of social maturity among representatives of different ages. Problems related to individual self-determination are analyzed. The novelty and originality of the study lies in the fact that for the first time the problem of the correlation of social maturity and individual self-determination between representatives of different ages is considered. It is proven that age identity and individual self-determination affect the idea of social maturity. It is revealed that representatives of different ages have similar characteristics and character traits peculiar to their age and there are differences of other ages. It is shown that the main difference between one age and another was the idea of values and priorities.