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Социальный капитал российских рабочих и их установки в отношении его накопления
The paper is devoted to the analysis of the relationship between the volume and the character of the social capital
of the Russian workers, describes their leisure preferences and life-planning skills. The empirical basis of the paper
is the data of the studies conducted by the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2003—2015.
The study shows that social capital is as essential to workers’ well-being and their adaptation amidst the crisis, as to other Russians. Nevertheless, workers possess less social capital than the representatives of other professional groups; at the same time, those with social capital have limited resources. The analysis of the leisure preferences of workers shows that workers are lacking their free time to build and maintain social contacts. The share of workers who use the simplest forms of leisure has considerably increased over the recent ten or twelve years. This does
not depend on the residential area or income. This attitude towards free time is related to a short time horizon and lack of planning a year ahead which is due to specifics of the lifestyles and professional activities.