CITIZENS’ VALUES FORMATION AMONG AMERICAN YOUTH

Abstract

The article deals the place and role of sport in shaping the civic values of the youth of the United States and identifies them. It is confirmed that sports are one of the most powerful means of forming the civic values of the youth of the United States. First of all, due to sports, the desire for self-realization, civic activity and responsibility are formed; a sense of civic duty, an active life position; tolerance education takes place; awareness of respect for the cultural and historical past of the country, patriotic values, beliefs and views.