The role of school in the formation of civil activity of Don students

The article analyzes the civil and social activity of the youth. The authors show the importance of civil position in the structure of social identity and attitude to the observance of laws and the probability of committing offenses among students of Rostov Region depending on the type of finished school. The article bases on the results of the monitoring sociological research carried out in 2016. In addition, the paper suggests a comparative analysis with the data of studies conducted in 2006 and 2011 on a similar program to consider the dynamics of indicators of civil and social activity of students.