Creativity, being an element of culture, is a special form of social interaction. With its help, continuity in the life of social groups and entire peoples is carried out. Folk art, applied arts, artistic crafts are just a few types of creative activity, the purpose of which is to satisfy the spiritual needs of society.
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The concept of "creativity" has several aspects, and therefore is included in the sphere of interests of many scientific disciplines that study society and culture. Creativity is most often understood as individual or collective activity, the subject of which is the creation of new artistic forms. The palette of creativity is unusually wide, it reflects not only the peculiarities of the cultural life of society, but also technological innovations.
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To understand the social nature of creativity, it is necessary to look deep into history. The formation of creative activity was greatly influenced by the changing living conditions of the population and the formation of cities. The townspeople, who broke away from rural labor, turned to handicrafts, which gave inimitable masterpieces of culture. Very often, the products of medieval craftsmen, which found application in everyday life, were distinguished by sophistication of forms and rich decorative design.
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The social nature of creativity was clearly manifested in the carnival culture of the Renaissance. Mass holidays, festivities, entertainment of ordinary people became part of the national culture and gave rise to various forms of folk art that had passed through the centuries. Street creativity of the masses grew into national holidays, it also contributed to the development of theatrical art, the social significance of which is difficult to overestimate.
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In its most developed social form, creativity appears in the form of folklore. This term appeared in the middle of the 19th century and began to denote not only folk poetry and literature, but also folk traditions in the most general sense. Various types of folklore, including complexes of cultural artifacts, have become the object of study within the framework of sociology and ethnography.
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Sociologists study in detail and in detail the economic, ideological and social conditions for the emergence and development of creativity, its information and technical equipment. One of the directions of sociological research is the study of intercultural interaction of types of creative activity, which is considered as one of the leading factors in the development of ethnocultural traditions.
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Creativity as a social phenomenon in the context of globalization of society is still in demand, although in the modern post-industrial world there are active processes of cultural transformations of the usual forms of creative activity. At the turn of the millennium, creativity, through which important social functions are realized, continues to be a meaning-forming factor in social life.
