Science and Education in Karakalpakstan. 2023 №2/1 ISSN 2181-9203 131
THE PROBLEM OF YOUTH LEISURE IN THE WORKS OF CENTRAL ASIAN RESEARCHERS Zhabbarbergenov T.R. Doctoral student of the Department of Ethnography of the Karakalpak Scientific Research Institute of Humanities of the Karakalpak Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Nukus Summary: Leisure plays an important role in the education of the younger generation. Many socio-cultural needs of young people are realized in this area. This area of human activity is characterized by the possibility of freedom of choice of a person's form, place, time of leisure. It allows young people to express their individuality. Leisuis independent of such activities as the chosen profession, family and household duties. The article is devoted to the study of leisure activities of Central Asian youth, in the course of the work the materials of Central Asian historians, sociologists and ethnographers are analyzed. A comparative method was used for each nationality of Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and Tajiks. And also, in conclusion, the author tried to give a hypothesis on the differences about youth leisure.