Mechanisms of social adaptation of graduates of orphanage assistance centers (based on a sociological study in Barnaul, Altai Territory).

The article discusses the main mechanisms of social adaptation of graduates of orphaned children's care centers. The key features of the mechanisms of social adaptation of graduates of orphaned children's care centers are identified, and the application of these mechanisms in the practical life of such graduates is also considered. The data obtained during the sociological research allowed us to characterize the objective and subjective components of the mechanisms of social adaptation of graduates of orphaned care centers. The methodology of this work was based on a combination of structural functionalism and a systematic approach. The study of the mechanisms of social adaptation of graduates of orphaned children's care centers was based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The quantitative method is represented by a mass survey in the form of a questionnaire (N=118), and the qualitative method is represented by an expert survey in the form of an in-depth interview (N=13). The article presents the results of the author's sociological research, which was conducted in the period from 2023 to 2025. The empirical data obtained became the basis for characterizing the mechanisms of social adaptation of graduates of orphaned children's care centers in a provincial city. In addition, the data obtained make it possible to assess the problems and difficulties faced by graduates of orphaned children's care centers, which can become the basis for the development and refinement of appropriate socially oriented programs. The author came to the conclusion that there are 4 main mechanisms of social adaptation of graduates of orphaned children's care centers: financial adaptation, legal adaptation, household adaptation and socio-psychological adaptation. Each mechanism includes a number of processes and elements necessary for the full-fledged social adaptation of a graduate of the center for assistance for children in society. Further research in this area will allow for a deeper study of the existing mechanisms of social adaptation, to identify those factors, the adjustment of which will make the adaptation process more effective. The author emphasizes the need to create a unified adaptation system for graduates of assistance centers, which in the future will make it possible to effectively use existing social, economic and administrative resources.