Sociological Research as a Mesthod of Social Diagnostics

The urgency of the problem is due to the fact that information and energy processes are the basis for the development of social systems and this predetermines the need for their typological diagnosis. The article is aimed at substantiating the role of sociological research in social diagnostics. The leading approach to the study of this problem is an expert poll that allows us to identify the typological specificity of the community. The results of sociological research and sociodiagnostics of various social organizations, cities, regions, societies and nations show that their typological characteristics are differentiated by qualitative specifics. The type of civilization, social system, community or organization determines the specificity of the functioning and applied management technologies. Types of regions, subjects of the federation, ethnic groups and other territorial communities should be taken into account when drawing up programs for the development of territorial social systems and in the practice of public administration. The materials of the article have applied importance in social policy and social management at the level of society, region, city, organization and will be useful in the development of social projects and plans for social and economic development of the territories.