DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL MATURITY OF STUDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF SOCIALLY USEFUL ACTIVITIES.

Annotation: Domestic and foreign researchers, noting the gap between the biological and socio-cultural maturation of young people, are increasingly focusing on the violation of the mechanism for including the younger generation in the life of adults, the dominance of consumer attitudes among boys and girls. Various social phenomena are considered: "syndrome of prolonged childhood", "social passivity", "social infantilism", "social dependency of youth", "syndrome of prolonged maturation". The leading characteristic of a person’s social maturity (along with the desire to be responsible and capable of socially useful work) is readiness for social dedication (V.I. Zagvyazinsky), which is most clearly manifested in socially useful activities that allow one to evaluate the life and activities of an individual public interests.