Abstract: analyzing the multiculturalism conception from its origination at the end of the 19th – beginning of the 20th century up to its failure at the end of the 20th – beginning of the 21st century, the author touched upon very important in modern ethno psychology questions of different cultures influencing each other, cultural and national identity and nationalism.

Keywords: philosophy, history, culture, multiculturalism, cultural identity, acculturation conception, cultural relativism

Abstract: the article contains a description of the criteria for scientific knowledge. The author noted that absolute knowledge existing as a field of other true “knowledges” can be considered as the true one as well. The author of the article shared his opinion of Jacques Lacan’s conception and analyzed the phenomenon of inter-passivity of psychoanalysis.

Keywords: philosophy, psychology, conception, knowledge, subject, science, mind, psychoanalysis, the other, discourse

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Abstract: the article is devoted to a rather new phenomenon in the modern psychology, so called “intrapersonal gender conflict”, and its causes. The author used a number of researches as examples illustrating destructive influence of the intra—personal gender conflict on mental and physical health. The author showed the negative impact of the conflict on the processes of personal and professional self-realization and on the sphere of interpersonal relationships. The article aims at underling the intrapersonal gender conflict as a very important issue as well as at encouraging specialists to take more active steps towards developing methods and techniques for prevention and correction of such a personal conflict.

Keywords: psychology, gender, disadaptation, intrapersonal conflict, gender conflict, gender roles, personality, gender-role differentiation, masculinity, femininity

Abstract: the author shared her experience of working with the representatives of the anal nature. Basing on her memories, bioenergy practices and drama therapy, the author successively built the phenomenology of that character and marked the targets of therapy.

Keywords: psychology, psychoanalysis, personality, anal personality, Oedipus complex, bioenergy, depression, health, repression, somatics

Abstract: the article is devoted to Sandor Ferentzi’s psychoanalytical conception. The author described the main stages of Ferentzi’s biography and scientific work, analyzed his views on the psychoanalytical theory and pointed out the main targets of psychotherapy.

Keywords: philosophy, psychology, psychoanalysis, sexuality, bioanalysis, introjection, neurosis, genitality, education science, complex

Abstract: the article contains a critical overview of the stereotype theory by an American journalist and sociologist Walter Lippman. The author analyzed the historical background for that conception, underlined the role of a stereotype in mass ideological processes and pointed out the danger of massification of society.

Keywords: philosophy, psychology, public mind, stereotype, information, public opinion, propaganda, rationality, fact, ideologization

Abstract: translated chapter of “Public Opinion” by Walter Lippman in which an American sociologist and journalist explicitly described his theory of stereotypes, their formation and influence on social and individual minds.

Keywords: philosophy, psychology, stereotype, public opinion

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Abstract: the article reveals the bond between the spiritual and the “bodily” beginnings. The author analyzed verbal manifestations of emotions and described the grounds for the psychosomatic approach.

Keywords: psychology, psychoanalysis, psychosomatics, frustration, soul, spirit, illness, patient, therapy, body

Abstract: the article is devoted to the problems of training managers in education. Management in the system of education requires professionally trained managers who would be capable of not only managing the system but also of taking it to a completely new level. The authors specified the goals, subject and the functions of managing the system of education.

Keywords: psychology, education, management, governing, educational management, manager of education, management in teaching, professional training, personal and professional development of students, teaching

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Abstract: the authors claim that child’s TV broadcast is becoming a very important mean of socialization under conditions of a fast social, economic and cultural stratification in Russia. The authors described the methods for social and psychological control of TV programs for children. The scenario is viewed as an instrument for forming basic orientation at cooperation with preschoolers, including cooperation with disabled and orphan children. The mentioned above methods were tested as a part of educational TV program “Sesame Street in Russia”. 60 children 4-6 years old from typical day-care centers in Moscow and Voronezh participated in the research. The data received allowed to reinforce the educational potential of such TV projects.

Keywords: orientation at solidarity, TV broadcast, scenario, socialization, preschoolers, disabled children, orphan children, ethnographical methods, interview

Abstract: developing research methods in Russian child psychology is closely connected to its methodological backgrounds and such conceptual problems as diagnosing mental development, understanding child’s inner world, his inner plan of activity, his motives and goals. The most important achievement appeared to be the “holistic” approach to studying and observing the child.

Keywords: psychology, child, unity of theory and practice, observation, principle of holism in research, environment, behavior, objectivity in research, diagnostics of mental development, principle of unity of consciousness and activity