How do young families appear and live in modern Russia? Comparison of secular families and priests’ families (within the framework of the program of PSTGU Development Foundation in 2018-2021)

jeremy-wong-weddings-592565-unsplashPROJECT: How do young families appear and live in modern Russia? Comparison of secular families and priests’ families.

FUNDING: within the framework of the program of PSTGU Development Foundation in 2018-2021

PROJECT COORDINATOR: Ivan Pavlyutkin

RESEARCH TEAM: Mariia Goleva, Olga Borisova, Alena Klestova, Dmitry Markov, Nina Lubinarskaya

DURATION OF THE PROJECT: 2018 – 2021

ABOUT THE PROJECT
The research project is aimed at studying the creation and the first years of family life of priests and laymen. The need for such investigation on young families, marriage mating, wedding and difficulties the families face in the beginning of family life could be explained by the instability of marriage, the growth of cohabitation and a high divorce rate in the first years of family life in modern Russia. The initial years of family life for newlyweds are accompanied by questions about the birth of children, work-family balance, daily difficulties, etc. Also it is necessary to illuminate the specificity of the priests’ families as the priesthood determines their family and marital life.

METHODOLOGY
The methodology of the research project involves the collection of in-depth interviews with newlyweds (both spouses). The sample includes several groups of families: parochial families, priestly families, non-religious families (secular marriage). In addition, a control group of priestly families with a long duration of marriage will be taken. The implementation of the project involves the preparation of reviews on key theoretical concepts (attitudes, humility, fidelity, etc.) and on empirical studies on young families’ life. As the results of the study, it is planned to prepare academic publications, reports at conferences, recommendations on family policy for the state and the church.

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RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

Goleva Mariia. 2021. "Relational Reflexivity Of Young Spouses: Reflection On Research Methodology." Paper presented at the Interim Meeting “Extended family relationships: What are they in late modernity?” of research network “Sociology of Families and Intimate Lives” (RN 13) of European Sociological Association. 21 January 2021. Book of abstracts, 5-7.

Markov Dmitry. 2020. "The Role of Education in the Approach to Childbearing in the Clergy Families of the Russian Orthodox Church." Religiovedenie” [Study of Religion], 4, 119-128.

Goleva Mariia. 2020. "How Young People Perceive Entry Into Marriage: Acquaintance and Wedding Stories from the Interviews with the Newlyweds." Monitoring of Public Opinion: Economic and Social Changes, 5, DOI: 10.14515/monitoring.2020.5., 186-203.

Lyubinarskaya N. 2020. "Religiosity and meta-reflexivity as interrelated factors affecting the stability of relationships." Sociology of Religion in the Late Modern Society. A Collection of Articles on the Materials of the IX International Scientific Conference, 184-189.

Markov Dmitry. 2020. "Attitudes towards Childbearing in Families of Modern Russian Orthodox Church Priests: an Experience of Typologization." Research result. Sociology and Management, 6 (3).

Markov Dmitry. 2020. "What is in Common between St. John of Kronstadt, Theologians, Intellectuals and Family Practitioners in the Middle and End of the 19th Century?" Essays on Conservatism, 1, 117-142.

Pavlyutkin Ivan. 2020. "Dynamics of Youth’s Religiosity in Russia." Research result. Sociology and Management, 6 (3).

Moscatelli Matteo, Pavlyutkin Ivan, Goleva Mariia, Carra Elisabetta. 2019. "In Search of Relational Reflexivity at the Early Years of Marriage. A Comparative Study on Family Formation in Moscow and Milan." Paper presented at the 14th Conference of the European Sociological Association. August 20-23, 2019. Abstract book, ISBN 978-2-9569087-0-8: 310.

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