ANALYSIS OF APPROACHES TO DETERMINING THE CONCEPTS OF "QUALITY OF LIFE" AND "STANDARD OF LIVING" OF THE POPULATION (A CASE STUDY OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE NORTH OF SIBERIA)

In the article, the terms “quality of life” and “standard of living” of the population are considered and delimited in justification. The reasons for studying these concepts are given. Criteria and indicators for assessing the quality of life and the standard of living of the population are considered. The variety of interpretations of these categories is considered. Their significance for modern studies of socio-economic (social) geography is determined. An analysis of methodological approaches to assessing the quality of life of the population based on objective criteria and subjective ideas has been carried out. An economic-geographical approach is used, which is characterized by a systematic and comprehensive nature, which makes it possible to identify territorial differences in the quality of life of the population at different levels. The features of the interaction between the categories of quality of life and the standard of living of the population, and their specific characteristics are considered. Based on the analysis of theoretical materials, the authors developed a methodology for assessing the quality of life of residents in hard-to-reach areas of the northern and central taiga zone of Siberia, the indigenous peoples of the North and Siberia.