Yanitsky M. S. , Avilov G. M. "Traditional Role Playing Game as a Means of Ethnic Socialization"

        Yanitsky, Michael Sergeevich – Doctor of Psychology, Professor, a corresponding member of the Council of Academy of Sciences for Higher Education, the Head of the Chair of Social Psychology and Psycho-Social Methodology at the Kemerovo State University.
        Contacts: e-mail: romaik@ yandex.ru
        Avilov, Gennady Mikhaylovich – Candidate of Psychology, Associate Professor of the Chair of Social Psychology and Psycho-Social Methodology at the Kemerovo State University.
        Contacts: e-mail: romaik@ yandex.ru

Annotation

This article describes the basic means of ethnic socialization, gives the characteristic to traditional role palying game in the given context, analyzes classifications of traditional games, their functions and results; substantiates the model of a cross-cultural research of the influence of an ethnic specificity of traditional role games on the formation of person value orientations system.

Key words: traditional playing game, role play, ethnic socialization, social roles, cultural norms, values, traditions.