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The article analyzes the phenomenon of social solidarity of the diaspora as one of the main directions of development of modern society in the context of challenges related to the problem of COVID-19. The analysis of social principles and genesis of comprehension of the category of social solidarity and cohesion on the materials of social philosophy is carried out. The essence of the main scientific approaches to the study of the concepts of social solidarity and cohesion is determined. Solidarity in work is seen as one of the prerequisites for stability and social order. The modern scientific definition of "social solidarity" in the social sciences means the unity of a group, class, or action that generates unity of interests, goals, standards, and mutual understanding. Solidarity processes by modern foreign and domestic researchers today are associated primarily with such phenomena as cooperation, cohesion, unity, public trust, the presence of common ideas, views and goals. Although social cohesion seems a difficult concept to study, researchers note its extreme importance in detailing the category of solidarity as a wide range of components: mutual assistance, trust, perception of difference, perception of justice, social inclusion, and so on. Since the spread of the COVID-19 virus and disease, people around the world have faced a large-scale emergency and an incomprehensible situation that is new to most modern societies. Therefore, the socio-cultural understanding of the pandemic as a global problem today acquires special significance for the search for the foundations of social cohesion, as a means of reducing tensions and social solidarity of communities. The authors argue that it is social solidarity and cohesion of the diaspora of communities and communities that is an effective means of social counteraction to modern destructive factors and challenges.

The article examines the content and nature of such established standard of fair justice as impartiality of the court. The latter is widely interpreted in case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Based on a systematic analysis of the array of ECHR judgments, a number of significant positions, characterizing the standard of impartiality of the court, have been identified. These include: 1) impartiality of the court is in dichotomous interrelation with the category of "partiality"; 2) the impartiality of the court is assessed by two criteria: (a) subjective, which is in a plane of the judge's personality and beliefs; (b) objective, which is in a plane of existing safeguards and mechanisms to be used by the court to avoid reasonable doubt about partiality and accusations of being partial; 3) determining influence of the external manifestation of impartiality of the court; 4) expedient reasonability of doubts about impartiality; 5) diversity and unlimited range of situations that may cast doubt on the impartiality of the court. Given that the ECHR assesses impartiality of a national court on the basis of subjective and objective criteria, it has been given special attention and the specifics of its application have been determined. In the process of analysis, it has been concluded that emergence of such criteria is due to the complex ethical and legal nature of the studied standard. It is substantiated that the standard of impartiality of the court has its roots in the moral basis of the judicial profession, which has evolved and transformed into a system of rules of professional conduct and legislation targeted at achieving the objectives of justice and realization of the right to a fair trial. The ethical nature of the impartiality of the court determines assessment of compliance with this standard on a subjective basis. At the same time, its legal nature, which covers the institutional and procedural components, promotes development of the relevant guarantees in the national law, existence of which is a criterion for assessing impartiality of the court by an objective criterion. In the context of the latter thesis, the special importance of the institution of recusal of a judge as a procedural guarantee of the impartiality of the court is emphasized. It is argued that in national civil, commercial and administrative proceedings, as well as the rules and procedures for disqualifying a judge need to be improved in the direction of implementing the postulate "no one can be a judge in his own case." Keywords: impartiality of the court, independence of the court, fair justice, right to a fair trial, criteria for assessing the impartiality of the court, standards of justice

The article examines the concept of decent work as a strategic direction for the development of labour legislation of the XXI century. The article is devoted to the research on the social dialogue as a part of the concept of decent work and an instrument for the effective realization of its other parts. The author outlines the connections between the institute of social dialogue and such dimensions of the concept of decent work as fundamental principles and rights at work, employment and working conditions, social protection. The legal grounds for social dialogue in the strategic documents of the International Labour Organization, its features for the future of the labour and the special role in the conditions of COVID-19 pandemic are analysed. The importance of the principle of freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining for the effectiveness of social dialogue is established. The specifics of the influence of social dialogue to the realisation of the concept of decent work at the national and industrial levels are determined. The paper substantiates the interdependence of economic development and social progress and a high-quality social dialogue. The author also identifies the role of social dialogue in the process of labour law development. A social dialogue is important for improving labour and social legislation, bringing it in line with the requirements of the labour market, the employers' and workers' needs. The issues of decent working conditions, harmonization of professional and family life and professional development of employees can be effectively addressed at the production level. The author investigates the peculiarities of application and specific role of social dialogue for management of difficult situations and crises. It is stated that using the social dialogue to find solutions to the full range of problems by COVID-19 is important. It is determined, that it helps to analyse the real situation in various industries and spheres, reduce social tensions, minimize negative socio-economic consequences for all participants of social dialogue. Keywords: the concept of decent work, a social dialogue, the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, freedom of association, employers' organizations, workers' organizations, collective bargaining, social justice, social development, COVID-19.

The analysis of the gender temporality as some measurement of the social time is presented in the article with the accent on the transformation processes which nowadays determine the life of the Ukrainian society. The peculiarities of the philosophical interpretation of the social time phenomenon are under research concerning also the archaic meanings, which are present in the contemporary Ukrainian culture, and are supported by the patriarchal gender stereotypes. The latter is of great significance because those factors have a great impact on the processes of modelling the contemporary gender temporality in the context of conflictology of the Ukrainian society, which is stressed due to the masculine understanding of the "human" life, ideas and experience. Moreover, there are some actors in this problematic field, whose aim is to renovate anti-gender myths and mythologemes, thus creating the grounds for aggravating such kind of conflicts. It is maintained that quite on the contrary, – constructing the relations of gender parity is a true way to the social justice on the whole; and in this way, gender ideologies are factors of deconflictization of the Ukrainian social life. At present gender temporality is a marker of the extention of the egilitarian tendencies in the Ukrainian society. The examples given in the article, show that the gender measurements make determining the types of the conflict-making factors more valid and stipulated. The recent dramatic events in Ukraine connected with the hybrid war in the East of the country and women's role in that war actions, which is immensely supportive (volunteers etc.), show that the content of the femininity and the masculinity has changed de facto. The situation of the currents 2020 year with the pandemic Covid-19 consequences (economic, social, cultural, etc.) has stricken women greatly. All mentioned above makes it possible to prove that gender temporality as a component of the social time has a direct impact on the development and the consequent solution of the significant conflicts in the social life of Ukraine.

The article deals with the social function in the system of functions of the state, namely the definition of this concept. In state functioning there is purposeful influence on various spheres of life, social processes and connections. In performing certain functions, the state affects social processes, their dynamics and directions through reforms, transformations, legal regulation of social relations. The implementation of social functions stabilizes the development of the society. The article provides an in-depth analysis of the definitions of the state social functions and provides its relevant concept. It can be argued that the definition of social functions of the state depends on a number of factors, namely legal, political, ideological, informational, etc. It is established that in the theory of the state and law much attention is paid to the study of the social functions of the state. It is determined that the social function of the state, as a dynamic one and inherent in a particular stage of development of the state determines the main activities of the state, expressing its essence and social purpose, aimed at implementing the goals and objectives. The Constitution of Ukraine, along with other tasks, sets the goal of forming a welfare state. The changes that have taken place as a result of the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, on the other hand, have radically changed the socio-political and socio-economic situation in the society, as well as the ideas on the purpose, priorities and methods of realization of the social function of the state. The social function of the state is one of the main activities carried out in the social sphere of public relations to provide citizens with a decent standard of living, resolve social contradictions and realize the agreed interests of citizens, based on socially recognized and legally established social standards. The purpose of this article is to study the social function of the state. Despite the significant number of scientific papers devoted to the study of issues, the harmonisation of national legislation to the requirements of the European Union initiates research on the social function of the state in the context of dynamic socio-economic changes. Keywords: a state, a function, a social function, the objectives of the state, classification, stability, a social purpose of the state.

The results of empirical research devoted to the study of individual psychological characteristics of individuals engaged in social entrepreneurship in Ukraine are considered in this article. Social entrepreneurship is a new area of practice that is developing rapidly but is still insufficiently studied in psychology. Foreign research projects compare social entrepreneurs' personal traits with the ones of traditional entrepreneurs, members of the general public, employees in the same area of activity, volunteers, etc. There are such personal traits of social entrepreneurs that have a higher level of development (compared to others) as empathy, willingness to take risks and to cooperate and develop social networks, creativity, need for autonomy and independence, optimism, trust in others, belief in positive social changes, ability to cope with obstacles on their way to social mission implementation. Most researchers emphasize the developed sense of social responsibility, moral obligations towards others, self-sacrifice of social entrepreneurs. As a result of the empirical research of individual psychological characteristics of individuals engaged in social and traditional entrepreneurship in Ukraine psychological particularities within each group of entrepreneurs have been determined. A psychological portrait of social entrepreneur has been compiled based on the obtained empirical data: an active, focused on the external world, intent on reflection and introspection, receptive to obtain new knowledge, hardworking, creative, relatively emotionally stable, moderately conformable and ambitious individual, which is characterized by a high level of empathy and an internal locus of control, which can work successfully both as a team member and independently, which can adequately estimate their capabilities and make right decisions in situations of uncertainty and risk. The differences between groups of traditional and social entrepreneurs in such factors as «Openness» according to the Big 5 Personality Traits, «Сreative tendency», «Calculated risk-taking», «Internal locus of control» according to the General measure of Enterprising Tendency (GET) test, as well as according to the Balanced Emotional Empathy Test have been detected. Based on these findings one can conclude that a phenomenon of social entrepreneurship is a dynamic process that meets the urgent needs of society, corresponds to individual motives and is determined by the specifics of professional tasks we solve, and therefore by the type of business activity in general.

The rapid development of the Internet has had an unprecedented impact on the improvement of the sociological method. At the turn of the millennium, this has led to the search for a new methodology and a gradual loss of interest to use of quantitative methods, which was perceived by specialists as a "crisis of empirical sociology". In the last decade, it turned out that almost all social processes of any level find their reflection in the virtual space, leave and accumulate so-called "digital footprints", which opens to researchers the widest perspectives for study of social reality. This article considers the features of digital primary information and generalized approaches to its use in terms of quantitative methodology. The author emphasizes that the classical sociological methods, which are based on mathematical statistics, are suitable for the analysis of digital reality and getting adequate research results. At the same time, as noted by most authors, who have studied this subject, there are perspectives for improving traditional sociological methods through: 1) a combination of representativeness of quantitative and depth of qualitative approaches to information analysis; 2) in-depth collection of paradata; 3) opportunities to study hard-to-reach social groups; 4) opportunities to fully implement the "principle of freedom from evaluation" due to the "non-reactivity" of digital data; 5) the ordering of digital footprints in space and time by clearly fixing the hosting. The post-demographic model of the social actor opens new ways to build samples of quantitative sociological research, which may be representative in terms of the classical sociological approach. The examples of research from this article show that the classical sociological method easily to adapt for the new digital reality and can be the basis for sociological consulting, development of social technologies in various spheres of social life.

The article presents the analyses of the contemporary scientific understanding of the time gender aspects in the context of the social conflicts theories. It is accentuated that nowadays the life of the Ukrainian society is determined by two cultural codes: on the one hand, it is still the phase of the non-completed modernity project; on the other, – the western cultural postmodernity has been actively constructing its models of social practices in Ukraine for quite a number of recent years. Hence the specificity of social conflicts transformations in our country: contradictory modern and postmodern modes in their interrelation have a great impact on the social conflicts in Ukraine. It is significant that the typology of social conflicts and the motives for their origin are presented in this paper in their close interconnection with the aspects of the phenomenon of gender temporality, an attempt to manage the social temporality as the definite measurement of the social conflicts processes and their results. It is stressed that in the scientific literature the two temporality models prevail now: the mobilizing model and the model of the medium and eschatological time. These two models of gender temporality, namely, the mobilizing and eschatological ones, are analyzed and defined as such models that greatly influence the formation of the contemporary conflict-oriented social landscapes. The assumption of the gender temporality as a definite measurement of social conflicts and is accentuated by the concluding ideas of its actual capacity to be a kind of modus vivendi to their solution. The policy of the "unity of differences", which is a basis of the contemporary feminist agenda, and the "ethics of care" should become a model for the current development of the Ukrainian society and the supposed future transformations.

The active use of social media can potentially jeopardize the quality of romantic relationships. The present study contributes to the existing research body investigating the connection between social media use and relationship satisfaction, by focusing on the users' social media activity, their relationship visibility, relationship satisfaction and the different types of intimacy. We conducted a web-based data collection where participants (n 418) completed various types of questionnaires, namely the Social Media Use Integration Scale (SMUIS) (Jenkins-Guarnieri, 2013), the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) (Diener, 1985), the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) (Hendrick, 1988), Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships (PAIR) (Schaefer & Olson, 1981), and an additional questionnaire created to study the visibility of romantic relationships on social media. To analyze the collected data, first a correlation analysis was conducted. The findings show that there is a negative correlation between social media activity and romantic relationship satisfaction. Besides, social media activity is negatively associated with emotional, intellectual, recreational and social intimacy. No negative correlation has been found regarding social media activity and sexual intimacy. The correlation analysis also indicates that the users' visibility on social networks is negatively associated with relationship satisfaction and with all types of intimacy, predominantly with social and recreational intimacy. In the second part of the study, a series of moderated regression analysis were carried out. These analyses have shown that social media activity does not moderate the association between romantic relationships' visibility on social media and relationship satisfaction.

The article examines the psychological features of the implementation of socially communicative language intentions at non-specialized faculties, the mechanisms of speech formation from the standpoint of an active approach. The article revealed the essence of communicative competence by distinguishing the basic principles of communicative linguistics: the interaction of linguistic and social sides of communication; presence of the purpose, object, place and time of the specific cue in the linguistic intention of the person; training in foreign languages, based on the analysis of functions and conditions of communication, and then – on the identification of systematic features. There is an important role of the presence of linguistic intentions in the communicative competence, the ability to implement them in the process of communication and mastering a variety of linguistic formulas. Analyzing the subject of the study, we have identified some specific characteristics of foreign language as an academic discipline: the inability of foreign language to give a person direct knowledge of the reality; meaninglessness of foreign language, its infinity, dimensionlessness and homogeneity; the opportunity to realize the social and communicative needs of the subject of learning in the course of language activities and learning a foreign language. The subject of the article's analysis was also the differentiation and disclosure of the concepts of "speech", "language" and "speech activity" in terms of the active approach, in comparison with the linguistic concept of language, which is customary to be used in the methodology of teaching foreign languages. Thus language was considered as a mean, and speech – as a way of formulating thought in linguistic activity process of the subject of communication. It was concluded that linguistic means, on one hand, are the subjects of training, means and methods in process of activity are inseparable interconnection and interaction, and on the other hand – knowledge of the linguistic means is not the only condition for successful and effective mastery way of forming and formulating an opinion adopted in a foreign language environment.

In the article the authors cover a theoretical analysis of scientific literature on the problems of using fundraising as a technology of social work in modern Ukraine. Non-profit organizations act as social intermediaries-implementers of social ideas and programs. They operate between the state, commercial firms and citizens. It is important to develop a comprehensive economy and the state, both for business and society.

Fundraising area is a new field of activity for our country. For attraction of resources of sponsors and donors, there are first-rate specialists who are able to replenish the budget of public organizations. The introduction and use of fundraising technology will expand the financial capabilities of social institutions and, consequently, increase the efficiency of their functioning. The dynamics of fundraising development in Ukraine is fast and efficient. An important factor in accelerating this process is the highly skilled training of specialists in this field of activity, which will have the appropriate knowledge, skills, skills and competencies.

Fundraising is an almost new area of activity for our country. It has been developed in the US and Europe, where a diverse system of benefits and incentives has been developed for depositors in the social sphere, business entities, foundations or individuals. Free Western Market Traditions Encourage Philanthropy. The social sphere in Ukraine, like no other, needs organized financing from extrabudgetary funds. For a clearer and more professional organization of recruiting sponsors and donors, there are first-rate professionals who can replenish the budget of NGOs.

In a market economy, civil society and social initiatives, philanthropy has become a major boon in the form of patronage, sponsorship and support through the provision of grants, donations, material, information resources and more. The proliferation of charity and its form of organized activity has led to the emergence of fundraising, as a science of planning and streamlining actions that will help organized actions for patrons and beneficiaries.

Today, fundraising is not sufficiently developed in our country, but in spite of this it has certain prospects. Due to the growing role of civil society organizations, which are able to help the state in solving social problems, it contributes to the development of fundraising in Ukraine.

Today the dynamics of fundraising development in Ukraine is noticeably fast and effective. An important factor in the acceleration of this process is the highly qualified training of specialists in this field of activity, who will have the appropriate knowledge, skills.

The article is devoted to the consideration of changes and tendencies in the Ukrainian educational field. The focus is on secondary education, in particular, the growing trend of private secondary education. It is noted that in 2020-2021 academic year the number of students in private schools increased by 174,5% compared to 2014-2015 academic year, teachers – by 89,6%. The situation in the field of private distance education is analyzed. The role of private schools is emphasized, which today play the role of pioneers in expanding opportunities for the entire educational field. It is noted that the growth of options in the range of educational opportunities is a positive trend. Data on the dynamics in the sector of pedagogical education are given. It has been suggested that the demand for certified teachers will increase, however, there will be a shortage of young teachers in public schools. The statistics of admission to higher education institutions are analyzed, which show that pedagogical specialties are not always the choice of the best school graduates. Growth in the field of online education is considered – from individual educational projects such as Youtube channels to government initiatives (All-Ukrainian online school). It is emphasized that the authors of private educational Youtube channels are an example of agents of change, whose perseverance not only increases adolescents' interest in science, but also inspires others to create educational projects, which creates a favorable environment for the development of educational innovations. The course of an important educational reform – «New Ukrainian School», in particular its content and actual implementation is analyzed. Examples of successful reform and difficulties of its implementation in primary school are given; considered threats to further reform due to a change in political leadership; public opinion on secondary education reform is analyzed. It is concluded that the political perturbations and quarantine restrictions caused by the pandemic, in the conditions of unstable institutionality, lead to the fact that in Ukraine both progressive innovations and inhibition of changes are possible.

The article is dedicated to less studied aspect of external migration namely to the formation and functioning of migrant communities in host countries. The expediency of using the theory of social capital and the theory of migration networks as a theoretical and methodological basis for the study of migrant communities is substantiated. The developments of R. Park, J. Coleman, A. Portes are analyzed and the basic operational parameters of the social capital of migrant communities are constructed. The parameters of the functioning and transformation of social capital are analyzed in a two-dimensional space of autonomy and efficiency. The classification of migrant communities by type of social capital is proposed. The following types of communities are identified: 1) a low-efficient, highly autonomous community; 2) highly efficient highly autonomous; 3) a highly efficient and low-autonomous community. The article discusses the results of an expert survey of representatives of communities of Ukrainian migrants in the EU countries on the transformation of the social capital of these communities. The social capital of migrant communities of Ukrainians is "culturally bonding", aimed at preserving the common cultural identity of Ukrainians abroad in the context of a different cultural environment. Migrant communities of Ukrainian migrants remain relatively homogeneous in terms of culture, identity and practices. It is revealed that in the context of contemporary transformations of external migration, changes and social capital of migrant communities is changing too. The circular nature of migration at the present stage adversely affects the social capital of migrant communities, their permanent membership is diminished, social ties are weakened, the autonomy of communities is reduced and the integration of migrants into host societies is increased. Number of such communities today are to some extent deinstitutionalized.

The article examines the features of the legal status of child neglect and homelessness, determines the place of this category of persons in society and the state. Child neglect and homelessness are considered as a separate category that needs social and legal protection from the state and charitable organizations, especially during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Today, the problem of homeless people and homeless children in Ukraine distorts the social environment, destroys the physical, mental and spiritual health of people, reduces their vital, social and creative activity, worsens morale, as well as creates tension in society. The main reasons for this situation were a sharp decline in income and living standards due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and structural changes in the economy, unprofitability of many manufacturing enterprises, imperfect financial and credit mechanisms, the sharp increase in existing and hidden unemployment, unpreparedness of training and social institutions, as well as law enforcement agencies to work with such categories of the population in the market conditions. The general principles of social protection of homeless persons and homeless children established by the legislation are determined. It provides legal regulation for relations in society, which are aimed at realization by homeless persons and homeless children of their rights and freedoms provided by the Constitution and legislation of Ukraine. It also creates conditions for public and charitable organizations working in the field of social protection. The conditions and active growth of the number of homeless people and homeless children during quarantine are studied. The author points out the need to comply with the current legislation in the field of social and legal protection of this category of persons, especially during quarantine, as health should be a strategic direction of human life. Thus, the state should protect and help homeless citizens and homeless children according to the Constitution of Ukraine, as a person, his life and health, honor and dignity, inviolability and security are recognized in Ukraine as the highest social value. The maintenance and upbringing of orphans and children deprived of parental care is the responsibility of the state. Keywords: homelessness, child neglect, life circumstances, health care, quarantine, social assistance, social services, orphanhood.