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Vol.05 Issue02 2025
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Reading culture: socio-philosophical analysis
Abdulvahid Khabibullayevich Abdulazizov
Associate Professor of Namangan State University, Uzbekistan
Received:
24 December 2024;
Accepted:
26 January 2025;
Published:
28 February 2025
Abstract:
The article sets out the socio-philosophical point of view of the author that the culture of reading, which
is considered relevant in society today, is the basis for the formation of the thinking of young people, and in what
area and what kind of literature should be read. An attempt has been made to objectively analyze the state of the
processes of the role of the library and new information technologies in the development of the reading culture
of young people. The state of literature related to reading is emphasized, and what attention is paid to the
promotion of reading in bookstores of Uzbekistan, including in the city of Namangan. It is noted that the
phenomenon of reading is one of the little-studied areas, a conclusion is drawn about the formation of a culture
of reading and thinking among young people.
Keywords:
Bound books, printing of book products, advertising, bookstores, reading culture, reading process,
world of information, sources of knowledge, modern level of reading among young people.
Introduction:
Today, rather than reading a book with
many volumes, people are accustomed to focusing on
the cover, individual lines on the pages, and sentences
that may be necessary or helpful. In addressing the
problem of increasing the importance of books in the
formation of intellectual youth, encouraging them to
read books and thereby engage in independent
thinking, and benefiting from the achievements of
world science and culture, the decrees of our President
Sh.M. Mirziyoyev da
ted January 12, 2017 “On the
establishment of a commission for the development of
the system of printing and distribution of book
products, the promotion and promotion of book
reading and reading culture” were extremely relevant
and a historical event in terms of socio-economic
significance.[1] Continuing our thoughts about the 21st
century reader , he will first of all turn to the literature
he needs to read, which is advertised and which he
considers "serious". The reader will search for the
literature he considers necessary by any means (the
Internet, acquaintances, libraries of various levels, etc.)
and study it. Therefore, it can be said that the system
that first influences the consciousness of a modern
reader is advertising directed at a particular book.
According
to
well-known
sociologists
and
psychologists, including G. Tarde, G. Lebon, B.
Bekhterev, any advertising is the result of the influence
of the mass media on an individual or subject. In
scientific
language,
this
process
is
called
"suggestology", which in English means "the science of
indoctrination". [ 2] The process of suggestology is
based on market conditions, in which attention is
primarily focused on the consumer, and it works
according to a simple scheme, that is, the subject-
subject, the demander, becomes the main factor. We
will analyze this theory in the world of reading. To do
this, it is enough to pay attention to the range of
literature available in bookstores and related retail
outlets operating in the city of Namangan. In order to
determine the main series of books and the level of
reading, we turned to bookstores in the city of
Namangan, based on our mentality. One of the reasons
for our appeal to this object was to determine the
reading status of students based on closed observation
and to determine what topics are in demand among
young people.
METHODS
The issues of reading, its advantages, and the
formation of a reading culture are covered in the works
of our great thinkers Abu Nasr Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Yusuf
Khos Khajib, Alisher Navoi, Zakhiriddin Muhammad
Babur, Abdurauf Fitrat, Abdullah Avloni and others.
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N.A. Rubakin, N.M. Sikorsky, O.S. Chubaryan, Y.S. Zubov
and others have published works that directly analyze
the processes of reading, study the principles of the
emergence and formation of a reading culture, and the
effectiveness of reading and mastering the text .[3] At
the same time, a number of scientific works have been
published in our country and abroad that are indirectly
related to our topic. The works of Kasimova O.G.,
Yuldashev E.Yu., Okhunjonov E.O., Rakhimova M.A.,
Umarov A., Shamsiev Sh.M., Turopov M.M. and others
on library science and bibliography are significant in
that they seek to solve the theoretical and practical
issues of the problem under study.
DISCUSSION
Based on the fact that the reading process is the books
being read, it is reflected in the following situation and
causes a number of problems:
•
literature on psychology
- textbooks on
psychoanalysis, child psychology,
psychology of leadership and power, psychology of
family and love,
psychology of the individual. After that, it becomes
extremely difficult to find literature on other areas of
psychology, because the student is not interested in the
remaining areas;
•
philosophical literature
- classical Western
philosophy, ancient Greek
philosophy, Confucian philosophy, ancient Indian
philosophy, existential
philosophy and textbooks. In this area, as we noted
above, .,
the student's interest in other aspects of philosophy
wanes;
•
Oriental and religious studies literature
-
Islam,
Sufism philosophy, mystical religious philosophy, partly
Christianity, partly
Buddhism, textbooks. Finding scientific sources and
literature on other areas of religion becomes a little
more difficult later;
•
in the field of information technology
- A list
of tutorials and textbooks on
computer technology and programming
can be provided.
to the question of who are the permanent members of
this book collection, first of all, we can cite the example
of employees and professors of higher educational
institutions
and
scientific
research
institutes,
postgraduate students and researchers, students who
are constantly conducting research on themselves,
often a group of masters. However, if we proceed from
the existing population, this number is still not that
high. Secondly, bookstores and branches that have
their own readers by scale are located in the central
part of the city. Here, we can cite literature and sources
of various genres for readers who read mainly in the
Uzbek language. A distinctive feature is that the books
purchased in this place are focused on topics reflecting
the traditional way of life, national values, and Muslim
culture. These books are mainly composed of the Holy
Quran, hadiths, Muslim legislation, the Muslim world of
the Middle Ages, works, poems, odes, and ghazals of
prominent scholars and scholars of Transoxiana. If we
pay attention to the social status of the readers, most
of them are middle-aged and elderly local residents.
The level of education of the readers is also different,
that is, among the readers here, along with those with
higher education, you can find readers with secondary
specialized education. This bookshop is always
crowded, the price of books is not so expensive for the
reader, and in our opinion, the largest number of book
purchases in the city of Namangan is made here. Let's
pay attention to another third bookshop. If we look at
the categories, the most books are school textbooks,
textbooks for students of higher educational
institutions, works of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, regulatory documents and literature on
law, literary and journalistic works of Uzbek writers,
books on Muslim history and ethics. These shopping
malls are crowded with students during the seasonal
months, more precisely, at the beginning of the school
year, that is, in August, September and partly in
October. At other times, these bookstores are mainly
occupied with the sale of stationery products. In the
fourth place in terms of importance, that is, in the "rare
books" section, the reader turns more to scientific
literature for reading. We have considered the most
modern method of reading processes as the fifth level
and included students using the Internet and electronic
library databases. The range of its participants is
currently quite wide, and we can observe that people
of various ages and professions participate in it.
However, it must be admitted that the majority of
those engaged in this area of reading, perhaps two-
thirds, are young people. In a rapidly informing society,
the need to form a person's information culture is
becoming increasingly important, as the number of
books and other sources of knowledge that replace
them is growing rapidly, and the Internet has also
joined these sources. This process is also reflected in
the need for students to learn a lot in a short time by
mastering reading literacy. In this situation, there is a
need not only to teach students, but also to learn ways
to
develop
Internet
skills.
Accordingly,
the
requirements for reading are also changing: now the
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main goal is to achieve the level of mastering
knowledge, skills and qualifications when accessing
sources and the quality of their use. However, it must
be admitted that today the process of developing a
modern student's demand for reading and reading
culture is very slow.
RESULTS
According to the stage of socialization in today's
information world, reading culture implies a set of
knowledge, skills and qualifications related to working
with books and electronic texts. Until a certain period,
methodological and library literature created in the
Uzbek language spoke in detail about the importance
of reading books in the cultural and spiritual life of
humanity. In connection with the transfer of literature
to electronic text in the new century, reading books has
come to mean a narrower concept (only reading
books), therefore, it became necessary to drop the
word book from the combination "book reading
culture" . Taking this into account, some specialists
began to prefer the concept of "reading culture". We
continue our reflections and analyses. As is known, in
recent years, we have been enjoying the creative
research conducted by Western and Eastern specialists
in various fields through the Uzbek language. There is
no need to deny that Russian-speaking readers have a
wide range of opportunities, and since the 90s of the
20th century, they have had the opportunity to get
acquainted with an unlimited number of translations of
the great works created by mankind into Russian. It is
worth noting that this process is increasing its volume
at an unprecedented pace. During our observations, we
can admit this, namely, the demand and need of
Russian-speaking readers for reading books is
increasing sharply. After the collapse of the Soviet
system, it can be observed that the price of books has
increased sharply, but despite this, the pace of reading
among people has not decreased. Only the reading
etiquette has increased in terms of cultural level due to
the strict demands made on the part of the reader.
These are manifested in the following; a) through the
highest aesthetic taste and logical pagination of the
book cover and paper quality ; b) the fact that books
that have become popular are being published in
unlimited quantities by various publishing houses; c)
the abundant provision of evidence enriched with
information commensurate with the socio-spiritual
mood and character of the reader ; d) the emergence
of literature and sources written on the basis of the use
of methods that can reliably reflect the spirit of the era
; e) a set of serial literature that complements each
other and is published on a sequential basis also
increases the volume of reading (it is known that during
the former Soviet Union , books by two or three authors
on one problem could be published and then not be
returned to for a long time, while today, if a student is
interested in a certain problem, he can find hundreds
of books on it at will ); e) one of the outdated reading
skills of a young Uzbek student is his demand for
literature in the Latin alphabet, but his needs are not
always fully satisfied due to market demands ; g) based
on observing the environment , the following opinion
has already been fully formed in young people, namely,
doing simple business is several times better than
studying any science . Our observations show that a
large part of today's students are fully engaged in the
trading business in the "pyramid" system; h) learning
foreign languages and computer skills takes up most of
the youth's time, but not only those who could not
enter a higher education institution, but even those
who were accepted into the ranks of students
themselves do not read any scientific or artistic
literature. As we can see, the reading resource that
attracts a modern reader is mainly built on the basis of
a person's subtle emotions, and his brain is occupied,
as always, by advertising. Therefore, if the intellectual
observation of a person devoted to reading a book is
enriched by the existing ideological immunity, the
problem is expressed on the basis of comparative
analysis. In the conditions of a traditional library, the
reader loses his precious time searching for the
necessary book in the library catalog, ordering it, and
receiving it. In an environment where the consumer has
the opportunity to quickly obtain information from
world information resources, the above situation
negatively affects the capabilities of libraries. In order
to prevent such negative situations, the creation of an
electronic version of the traditional catalog of library
funds is an urgent and priority issue. [4] However, in
our opinion, we believe that it is not necessary to
completely abandon the existing traditional experience
in any period of development. This is especially clearly
reflected in textbooks, literature and sources related to
the field of education. Naturally, after the country
gained independence, a large number of textbooks
were updated and a lot of additional literature was
published. In our time, when it is an urgent task to instill
the idea of national independence in the minds and
hearts of not only the younger generation, but also our
compatriots, the importance of reading is also
effective. However, it is still relevant for a student to
experience inconvenience when reading scientific
literature and sources. Since Uzbek literary and
journalistic literature has been fully developed over the
centuries, the student does not experience such
difficulties in this matter. As we have emphasized,
when it comes to familiarizing yourself with scientific
literature or expressing scientific ideas in writing, the
lack of attention to the issues of incoherent sentences,
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repetitions (tafteology), grammar, and phonetics can
sometimes reduce the value of a book with a resonant
theme and a gold cover in a short time. In addition, in
many scientific works, articles, and research works, a
superficial approach to the issue of intellectual
property, that is, excessive plagiarism, has become a
frequent occurrence. Correct copying may not be word
for word, but the distortion of sentences without
changing the meaning will not distract the astute
reader. Thus, the reader's desire to read has
automatically faded again. In this regard, the following
thoughts of the great thinker Abu Rayhan Beruni
further clarify the explanation of our thought:
"Although in some places [of this book] we have gone
into various disciplines and have entered into [issues]
that are far from our explanation, this is not for the
purpose of prolonging and multiplying the story, but in
order not to bore the reader. Because always focusing
on the same thing leads to boredom and impatience. If
[the reader] goes from one discipline to another, it is as
if he is walking in various gardens, and before he has
time to see one, another begins, and he is interested in
[seeing] them and wants to browse them, as it is said
that "there is pleasure in every new thing." [5]
According to experts in the field of history, any written
letter, book, or work eventually becomes an archival
document. A historical document, on the basis of
inheritance, cannot escape the attention of subsequent
researchers. At such a stage, a serious researcher tries
to prove the quantitative and qualitative aspects of any
written work as much as he wants, based on
comparative analysis. Such an application is called a
research work substantiated by evidence, based on
critical observation. The demand for reading has always
been high for such research work. Based on this, we can
assess the statistical level of reading in a student. As
long as society exists, a person living in it lives in
harmony with books throughout his life. Perhaps he
does not have time to read books all the time, but as an
integral part of the information world, he is forced to
receive information of some level. The growth of
national consciousness of each people - the level of
development of its national spirituality - is determined
by its capabilities. In other words, a mature national
consciousness emerges as a result of a mature national
spirituality. The knowledge and understanding of any
nation's value, the ability to move towards the future
with full confidence, is determined by the process of
developing a common national spirituality, national
consciousness, historical consciousness, historical
memory and worldview. Naturally, reading and reading
culture play an important role in the development of
this state. The weakness of national factors in a
person's worldview leads to a state of nationalism. The
concept of nationalism is based on the fact that people
have national consciousness, historical memory and
worldview. consciousness, historical memory, or its
extreme weakness. The formation of a reading culture
provides a mature level in the development of national
consciousness and historical consciousness in young
people. This process can occur on the basis of
improving the existing libraries and the library system.
The library system of any country is considered its
national wealth, and the main task of the library is to
collect and preserve the documents available in it and
to satisfy the spiritual needs of citizens of society.
Nowadays, libraries not only serve readers, but also
hold various events and holidays in the library.
CONCLUSIONS
Reading enriches a person spiritually and leads him to
enlightenment. Because the formation of a person as a
person depends on how deep and strong the roots of
spiritual thinking are. This strength consists in reading
a book, grasping the most important point of the book
you read. A book is the most convenient means of
influencing the younger generation, it affects a person's
feelings, morals, behavior, worldview, especially in
adolescence, that is, during its formation. Fiction,
interesting books on various subjects, dictionaries,
reference books serve as the basis for shaping
children's spirituality. It must be admitted that the
current level of reading among young people is not
satisfactory. The only way out of this social problem is
for parents to come to the rescue. Teachers at school
and parents at home should instill in children the habit
of reading books. In this case, it is useful to choose
books from simple to complex, that is, normal in
complexity, appropriate to the child's level of
maturity.[6] According to the experience of Eastern
thinkers, a book on the subject that the reader
(teenager) is interested in should be presented. After
he develops the habit of reading books, he should
gradually be presented with specialized books. When
choosing books, it is necessary to take into account the
spiritual level of young people. The first task of parents
in developing the habit of reading books in adolescents
is to choose books. Widely promoting literature that
suits their level will help adolescents become worthy
citizens of society, mature, well-rounded people of our
independent state, and will benefit their families and
society with their high spirituality. He wants to meet
climbers who have conquered high cliffs, brave people
who have braved storms on the seas, and heroes who
have fought dozens of enemies alone. He wants to
solve riddles, to talk to people who solve riddles easily.
Brave and courageous people who do not lose
themselves in any difficult situation give no peace to
the teenager's soul. The teenager wants to be brave
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and courageous himself, to solve difficult riddles and
see himself in this way. At the same time, teenagers
look for adventure works, in the activities of the hero
the child finds his dreams and desires, his identity. This
is why children and teenagers are so fond of adventure
works. Unfortunately, we can count the number of
works in this genre on the fingers of our fingers. Relying
on the spiritual level of the teenager when choosing a
book leads to his intellectual growth.
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