The article considers the stages of formation and development of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan of the Karaganda region. The practical activity of various structural units of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan are shown on concrete examples, the priorities of its development at the present stage are identified.

The article consideres family as a social community, family relationships and its role in the development of society. The article also defines typology and factors of inter-ethnic marriages, their trends and patterns.

In order to identify how citizens avaluate interethnic relations, activities of state bodies and public institutions to preserve interethnic tolerance and social harmony, in June 2014 a sociological survey was conducted. The article presents the results of this study of interethnic integration and consolidation of Pavlodar population.

In the article peculiarities of manifestation of psychological aspects of interethnic interaction in the military collective are considered. The base of the research was the border guard service in separate subdivisions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Issues related to socio-psychological interaction were studied, various types of relations in military collectives were considered, conclusions were drawn and suggestions were put forward for creating effective communication.