Abstract:
The article examines the changing values—individualism, and collectivism in Kazakhstan in the context of
generational difference. In the years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has experienced
wide-reaching and ongoing social changes. Within this space, identity formation and reformation has been a
preeminent process for individuals. Results indicate that both of the modernist and individualistic values
predominate in current Kazakhstani society, more pervasive especially among young generation. In Kazakhstani
society, which is still based on traditional values and codes of behavior, formation of a new value system in the
transition to a market economy is complicated and controversial, particularly for the older generation.
