Integral Assessment of the Level of Marginalization of Regional Societies in Russia

The marginalization of society is one of the most acute problems of modern Russia leading to a slowdown of the development of social and human capital. World practice shows that the  social  atmosphere  serves  as  a  necessary  environment  for  the  self-realization  of  the individual and the disclosure of the natural potential inherent in it. The social background sets certain standards for a person’s self-expression, promotes the conversion of his talents in the economic and cultural spheres and it is an integral part of the process of forming a  civil  society.  If  modern  education,  high-quality  medicine  or  high  culture  stimulate  the development  of  human  capital,  then  crime,  poverty  or  social  diseases,  on  the  contrary, suppress its growth. The article shows the versatility of marginalization, explains its main causes and regional specifics. A system of indicators and a methodology for evaluating this phenomenon are proposed. The author presents an attempt to link a number of statistical indicators of social exclusion with the most striking characteristics of social marginalization. On  this  basis,  a  methodology  for  assessing  the  marginalization  of  regional  societies  is developed, the heterogeneity and regional specifics of this phenomenon are shown and the main factors of geographical, economic, cultural and institutional origin that cause reduced or increased values of marginalization are identified.