Abstract

The article examines some aspects of the ethno-social structure of Kazakh society during the period of independence: ethnodemographic development, features of sectoral employment of ethnic groups, as well as the level of education. Based on various studies of the processes of interaction between demographic facts and industrial, social, and economic spheres, the authors prove the influence of the ethnodemographic situation on the social development of ethnic groups. The analysis of the inequality of the social positions of various ethnic groups in the sphere of labor, education, and residence is made on the basis of statistical materials. Ethnic groups occupy certain social niches, which can be divided conditionally into agrarian and industrial. The authors recorded both coincidences and differences in industry employment, place of residence, and education.

Keywords: ethnodemographic processes, demographic situation, ethnosocial structure, ethnic groups, ethnic groups, social positions, professional sector employment, education, inequality, migration.