ЗВ’ЯЗКИ ЦІННІСНИХ ПРІОРИТЕТІВ З УЯВЛЕННЯМИ УКРАЇНЦІВ ПРО ІДЕАЛЬНИЙ ЧАС НАСТАННЯ ПОДІЙ СІМЕЙНОГО ЖИТТЯ

Abstract

The article studies the relationship between the value orientations of the individual and their ideas about the perfect time for the key events of family life. Data from the third round of the European Social Survey (ESS) 2006 was used for analysis, in which 2002 respondents from Ukraine took part. The conducted study allowed to identify those value orientations that affect the idea of the ideal time occurrence of certain events in family life, such as cohabitation with a partner, marriage and paternity, taking into account gender differences and gender stereotypes. It has been found that social expectations of certain events differ between men and women. Even when assessing such a stage as cohabitation with a partner, respondents tend to indicate a lower ideal age for a woman than for a man. At the same time, women much more often chose the occurrence of this event only after marriage. The impact of double standards is reflected in perceptions of the age of marriage and childbearing: the age of onset of these events in men is much higher than in women. At the same time, these differences are more often observed in women's perceptions. Men, when evaluating their gender, tend to indicate a slightly younger age of occurrence than women do. Respondents also indicated that there is no ideal time for men to have children. To a large extent, social expectations are determined by value orientations and gender and age stereotypes. In the view of people who prefer individual values (achievement, independence), the ideal age for marriage and childbearing is higher than those who are dominated by collective values (traditionalism, conformity, security, commitment to loved ones). When assessing the optimal age of beginning cohabitation with a partner, the lower time of occurrence of the event is indicated by those respondents in whom the value orientations Openness to change (hedonism and stimulation) predominate; higher time for those who have values of achievement and conformity.