Abstract
The second half of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries saw massive transformations in differentdomains of public life which significantly affected families as well. Sociological studies have discoveredbehavioral norms behind relationships in families and marriages being washed out, transformation in familyroles, development of new norms and principles which come as a basis for matrimonial, parent-child andintergenerational relationships. The modern society experienced a critical shift in gender roles or parents. Therole of a father and a male is losing its value. Some of the reasons are that in case of divorce in Russia childrenmost usually stay with mothers.Russian parents inherit family practices from their own parents and modify them in accordance with their ownexperience and feeling what would be most beneficial for their children. Parenting styles in Russia are based onRussian mentality, way of life, traditions and current environmental situation and thus may differ from theparenting patters of other countries.To analyze transformations in parenthood and parenting in a modern Russianfamily the paper refers to a study “Parenthood, upbringing and childhood in a modern Russian family”(Novgorod, 2013).
Highlights
Sociologists often point to significant transformations in the domains of family and marriage
This sets up a new context where having children or not is seen through the value of their ‘utility” either as human capital, or as an opportunity to meet parents’ expectations, or as a tool to pay back the costs associated with upbringing as with any other acquisitions made into a family (Nauck, 2001; Saralieva, Balabanov, & Nauck, 2009; Saralieva, Balabanov, & Nauk, 2009; Chernova & Shpakovskaja, 2013; Gurko, 2014)
Transformations in a modern family affect all subsystems of family interaction including parenthood
Summary
Sociologists often point to significant transformations in the domains of family and marriage. A “New household” concept has introduced two restrictions into it: family budget and the time shared in a family. This sets up a new context where having children or not is seen through the value of their ‘utility” either as human capital, or as an opportunity to meet parents’ expectations, or as a tool to pay back the costs associated with upbringing as with any other acquisitions made into a family (Nauck, 2001; Saralieva, Balabanov, & Nauck, 2009; Saralieva, Balabanov, & Nauk, 2009; Chernova & Shpakovskaja, 2013; Gurko, 2014)
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