SOCIAL CULTURE OF SUPPORT FOR MALE AND FEMALE VETERANS IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article examines the concept of «social
culture of veteran support» in Ukraine as a complex
of norms, values, and practices shaping public
attitudes toward this group of citizens. The authors
outline the key features of this social culture and
analyze the main theoretical and practical challenges
that arise in the process of its formation.
A review of the current state of scholarly
research on the social culture of veteran support in
Ukraine is conducted. The article identifies major
academic approaches to the study of this phenomenon,
highlights underexplored aspects, and outlines the
prospects for further interdisciplinary studies. A
comparative analysis of the concepts of «veteran
policy» and «social culture of veteran support» is also
presented, emphasizing their distinctions.
Finally, the article proposes amendments to the
legislation on the status of war veterans and the
guarantees of their social status, with a particular
focus on improving policies aimed at shaping a more robust social culture of veteran support in Ukraine.

Keywords: male and female veterans, reintegration, social culture, social culture of veteran support, veteran policy.