Characterization Of Guilt, Responsibility As Social Categories In Psychology And Deviance Theories

Abstract

The scientific work is devoted to the characterization of such psychological and legal categories as guilt and responsibility. It is noted that the studied phenomena, having a specific historical character, are poly-scientific categories and are the subject of research in such sciences as psychology, jurisprudence, conflictology, sociology. The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive examination of guilt, responsibility, and their relationship with deviant behavior. The study will use a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative research methods. The main theories of deviance are considered. Statistical data on the crime rate in the Russian Federation for different periods are given. A separate part of the study is devoted to the characterization of extremism and terrorism as one of the global negative phenomena of modern times. On the example of the Chechen Republic, the experience of combating these negative factors in the youth environment is given and measures for further countering these phenomena are listed, taking into account the specifics of the regional component. In conclusion, it is concluded that the subject builds a line of behavior based on the available alternative, freedom of choice, desires and interests. And if this choice is made in the direction of deviant behavior, then such a fact is inevitably associated with the process of responsibility (in psychological and legal terms) and the individual's feelings of guilt.