МОДЕРНИЗАЦИЯ УКРАИНСКОГО ОБЩЕСТВА КАК ИМПЕРАТИВ СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ ЭВОЛЮЦИИ

The article studies the phenomenon of modernization as a large-scale process of
transition from a traditional society to the modern and post-industrial society, assuming full
or partial reconstruction of the social system in order to accelerate development; as a set of
interrelated economic, political, social and cultural spheres of public life, modernization
transformation manifests itself in the form of new values and norms of the disappearance of
the old. The article characterizes two main types of modernization - organic and inorganic,
with each having a time limit, design logic and certain subject and beneficiary, as well as
two main approaches in the context of which is perceived and valued the process of
modernization: linear-stage (formational) and civilization. It is proved that socio-cultural
situation of the contemporary world is characterized by a force of modernization field that
attracts and encourages other nations to the liberal democratic model of social development.
The components of the modern Ukraine modernization paradigm are disclosed, the
author proves the need to reorient Ukrainian modernization project European values while
preserving national specificities, incorporate sociocultural features of a transformed society.
The main purpose of the modernization of Ukrainian - is the creation of a modern society,
modern social institutions and infrastructure, restoring consciousness of "modernity", the
formation of citizen-patriot with an innovative outlook, mindset and culture. It is concluded
that the problems before deciding which Ukraine stopped in its development cannot be
reduced solely to economic; this problem more systematic order - problems unformed
Ukrainian society. Therefore, the reform of economic relations, ensuring their stable
balanced dynamics, as well as giving new impulses fundamentally social transformations
are only possible on a new basis - on the basis of ideological consolidation of Ukrainian
society, its contemporization, modernization, liberal values that have been approved and the
development of democracy.

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