Transformation of the desired family model in different generations: Results of the All-Russian sociological study

The difficult demographic situation and the search for an effective model of demographic and family policy have revived the discourse about the Russian family model. The article aims at describing general and specific characteristics of the desired family model in different generations to identify v...

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Main Authors: T. K Rostovskaya, O. V Kuchmaeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2020-12-01
Series:RUDN journal of Sociology
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/sociology/article/viewFile/24534/18562
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O. V Kuchmaeva
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description The difficult demographic situation and the search for an effective model of demographic and family policy have revived the discourse about the Russian family model. The article aims at describing general and specific characteristics of the desired family model in different generations to identify vectors of transformation of the family institution and directions of the family policy. The authors conclusions are based on the statistical data, all-Russian population censuses (2002 and 2010), micro-census (2015), sample surveys of the Federal State Statistics Service, and the results of the authors research conducted in 2019. Ideas about the desired family model change under the influence of cultural and social-economic factors and differ between generations; therefore, a comparison of the opinions of different generations allow to identify transformations of the desired family model and directions of family policy. Family is still a significant value for Russians, but the model of the desired family changes towards nuclearization, mosaic family life models, decreasing role of formal mechanisms for regulating marriage, and increasing share of people who do not want a family. The discourse about the traditional family model, which is the basis of the Russian family policy, is supported by many Russians only formally. In general, Russians ideas about the desired family model change in the direction of liberalizing norms and attitudes to marriage and family life, and there are serious generational differences. Methods of multivariate statistical analysis allowed the authors to identify typological groups that differ in their ideas about the happy family.
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spelling doaj.art-07af442c72ab4ba4a34f40810acf9b4e2022-12-22T01:33:07ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN journal of Sociology2313-22722408-88972020-12-0120352754510.22363/2313-2272-2020-20-3-527-54519240Transformation of the desired family model in different generations: Results of the All-Russian sociological studyT. K Rostovskaya0O. V Kuchmaeva1Institute for Demographic Research of the FCTAS RASInstitute for Demographic Research of the FCTAS RAS; Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityThe difficult demographic situation and the search for an effective model of demographic and family policy have revived the discourse about the Russian family model. The article aims at describing general and specific characteristics of the desired family model in different generations to identify vectors of transformation of the family institution and directions of the family policy. The authors conclusions are based on the statistical data, all-Russian population censuses (2002 and 2010), micro-census (2015), sample surveys of the Federal State Statistics Service, and the results of the authors research conducted in 2019. Ideas about the desired family model change under the influence of cultural and social-economic factors and differ between generations; therefore, a comparison of the opinions of different generations allow to identify transformations of the desired family model and directions of family policy. Family is still a significant value for Russians, but the model of the desired family changes towards nuclearization, mosaic family life models, decreasing role of formal mechanisms for regulating marriage, and increasing share of people who do not want a family. The discourse about the traditional family model, which is the basis of the Russian family policy, is supported by many Russians only formally. In general, Russians ideas about the desired family model change in the direction of liberalizing norms and attitudes to marriage and family life, and there are serious generational differences. Methods of multivariate statistical analysis allowed the authors to identify typological groups that differ in their ideas about the happy family.http://journals.rudn.ru/sociology/article/viewFile/24534/18562transformation of the family institutionfamily modelsfamily valuefamily policyfamily lifestylefamily structuremarriage
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Transformation of the desired family model in different generations: Results of the All-Russian sociological study
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transformation of the family institution
family models
family value
family policy
family lifestyle
family structure
marriage
title Transformation of the desired family model in different generations: Results of the All-Russian sociological study
title_full Transformation of the desired family model in different generations: Results of the All-Russian sociological study
title_fullStr Transformation of the desired family model in different generations: Results of the All-Russian sociological study
title_full_unstemmed Transformation of the desired family model in different generations: Results of the All-Russian sociological study
title_short Transformation of the desired family model in different generations: Results of the All-Russian sociological study
title_sort transformation of the desired family model in different generations results of the all russian sociological study
topic transformation of the family institution
family models
family value
family policy
family lifestyle
family structure
marriage
url http://journals.rudn.ru/sociology/article/viewFile/24534/18562
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