Aspects of Social Control in the Field of Culture

Abstract

The last decades in Russia have been accompanied by a string of reforms of various social institutes aimed at enhancement of their efficiency when transitioning to the postindustrial society. Special attention of the state is paid to the cultural sphere as the most essential societal subsystem. Besides, it is the center of formation and approbation of new humanitarian and social technologies, intended to develop conditions for realization of a creative potential of a person. Modernization of the control system of culture requires a comprehensive analysis of changes happening in the social environment. In this context scientists are actively involved in solving various social problems in state establishment of different levels, expert and coordination committees. It requires constant renewal of activities of services responsible for control of the modern process, taking into the account the rising demands of state and society. Their activities are especially meaningful for culture since today there are a lot of problems and contradictions in this area. Those include changes in the organizations’ status, switching to new standards and programs, and implementation of the system of state contracts. All these define the vector of research on the topic. Keywords—social control; culture; society