Teenagers’ Assessment of the Main Activities of the Family (evidence from the Republic of Kalmykia)
https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-25-3-218-228
Abstract
The family is the basic unit of children’s socialization and education. The significant role of the family and parents has been described in a number of works by prominent historic and modern authors. According to the researchers, behavior patterns of the parental family are subsequently adopted and reproduced by an individual and are applied in establishment of social contacts. With evidence from a survey conducted in schools of the Republic of Kalmykia in 2015, the article examines a teenagers’ assessment of the main activities of the parental family. The most appreciated (by the teenagers) parental behavior patterns are related to such aspects as treatment of old people, relations with friends and attitude to work. The least supported realms are those of relations between parents and organization of leisure time. The analysis of children’s answers by the categories of gender, place of living and nationality testifies that teenagers’ assessment of parents’ organization of leisure time, distribution of household duties between parents depends on the gender and place of living. Influence of the nationality factor became evident in the assessment of educational strategies adopted within a family. Comparison of the results of the 2004 and 2015 surveys testifies that the activities of the family most approved by children are still - “treatment of old people” and “attitude to work”. Significant changes are there in the assessment of organization of leisure time: a share of children satisfied with how parents spend their leisure time has increased.
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Nuskhaeva B.B. Teenagers’ Assessment of the Main Activities of the Family (evidence from the Republic of Kalmykia). Oriental Studies. 2016;9(3):218-228. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2016-25-3-218-228
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