Keyword: «ethnic conflicts»

The article deals with the problem of the teenage ethnic conflicts. The author describes the results of the research work about the level of ethnic tolerance among the teenagers of Tula. The author shares the experience of the implementation of the special course "Ethnic tolerance in intercultural interaction" in the process of psychology students training as a component of ethnic teenage conflicts prevention. Teenagers are the most sensitive to the formation of the reflexive attitude to "own" and "other" ethnic groups. The formation of ethnic tolerance promotes personal development, the development of ethno-cultural competence and experience of positive inter-ethnic contacts.