Implementation mechanisms of manipulative influence on the formation of the civic position of a specialist in a social sphere

The article analyses the main idea of the concepts “civic consciousness”, “civic position” and “manipulation”. The author revises understanding of citizenship in political, social, psychological, and pedagogical citizenship approaches. The mechanisms of realization of manipulative influence of the formation of civic identity are viewed as persuasion, suggestion, infection, motivation to follow, adherence, requests, destructive criticism, neglect, manipulation, coercion, authorization, reposition, etc.