Youth as a Representation of Essentialities of Human Being

Purpose. This article reveals the importance of analysis theory generations to identify essential characteristics phenomenon youth. Theoretical basis this study is socio-philosophical anthropology, i.e. philosophical anthropology using certain methods sociological, socio-psychological and ethnological research, as well comprehension application these in special sciences. Originality. The authors rethought theoretical practical potential generational through its reconceptualization based on which created an opportunity shift research attention from attempts superhistorical youth identification nature specific historical sociocultural features young people representatives a particular culture. Conclusions. Defining requires accounting at least three constraints that one hand, play role warnings deter errors phenomenon, other guidelines for identifying real, social phenomenon. Limitations are follows: first, need consider demographic data not final, but only initial preliminary, such require further substantive socio-cultural analysis; second, inadmissibility ignoring cultural diversity manifestations instead different ethnic, religious groups; third, take into account specifics self-identification those who themselves group.