Reproductive attitudes of the youth in Penza region: the gap between the expected and the desired
Background. The article deals with the demographic situation in modern Russia that characterized by low fertility, postponing childbirth, normalization of cohabitation. That’s why much attention is given to the necessities of studying the reproductive attitudes of the youth at the regional level....
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Penza State University Publishing House
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/43c9299c22eb4bda950c697d78fd30cb |
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| Sumario: | Background. The article deals with the demographic situation in modern Russia
that characterized by low fertility, postponing childbirth, normalization of cohabitation. That’s why much attention is given to the necessities of studying the reproductive attitudes
of the youth at the regional level. The purpose of the work is to identify trends in the reproductive
attitudes of young people in Penza region and to compare the indicators of the expected
and desired number of children. Materials and methods. The text gives valuable
information on reproductive attitudes that consist of the ideal, desired and expected number
of children. Within the framework of this work, the data obtained in the course of the sociological
survey “Marriage and Cohabitation” were analyzed. Data are given about identifying
attitudes regarding the number of children: ideal, desired, expected. Results. As a result
of the theoretical material and research data analysis, the hypothesis of the gap between
the desired and expected number of children was confirmed. The reproductive attitudes of
young people in the Penza region are characterized by an orientation toward a two-child
family model. The patterns of a family with one child and a family without children do not
find much support as desired, however, they are often referred to as expected. Conclusions.
It is shown that the reproductive attitudes of the youth in Penza region correspond to all-
Russian tendencies. An important characteristic is the significant gap between the expected
and desired number of children. In most cases, the desired number of children is a projective
indicator that focuses on internal emotional-cognitive attitudes without taking into account
the real socio-economic situation and living conditions. |
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