摘要：This article deals with the role of security in shaping an individual’s standpoints, opinions,attitudes, and unique world picture. It is argued that security/insecurity is a subjectivenotion of individuals about the absence/presence of threats to their existence. Theresults of a study of the security notions maintained by Russians are described. The dataobtained give grounds to suggest that the following characteristics exist in the ordinaryconsciousness of Russians: security is perceived as a state associated with inactivity; securityis seen as the basis of harmonious interpersonal relations; security is considered akind of “ideal world” and is understood as powerful. A typology of Russians based on thespecifics of these security notions is presented.
关键词：security; world picture; ordinary consciousness; typology; security factors
