Pavel Filatov
Similarities and differences in ethnic mentality of teenagers – representatives of different cultures
Pedagogical Institute, North-Eastern Federal University, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
Abstract. The work deals with the problems of psychological features in the national mentality of teenagers-representatives of the Yakut, Russian and English cultures. The study identifies similarities and differences in the situational characteristics of the national mentality of teenagers, appearing in intercultural communication. The author explores the situational characteristics of the national mentality of teenagers, in particular, relationship - self-expression, social roles, etiquette, ethnic values - values, attitudes, habits, world vision - knowledge, perceptions and expectations.
Key words: national mentality, threshold of mentality, self-expression, knowledge, perception, daily habits, social roles, social expectations, values, customs and etiquette.