Happy Family Representation: a Cross-Cultural Analysis of Russian and Mongolian Youth
https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2019-21-4-989-997
Abstract
This paper presents an empirical study of representations of Russian and Mongolian youth about a happy family. The research featured 120 young Russian and Mongolian people (age: 18–30). The results were obtained using Charles Osgood’s semantic differential method, Sacks and Levy’s sentence completion test, and various questionnaires. Factorial, cluster, and qualitative analyses were used to process the results. The study revealed some ethnic and gender differences regarding the concept of "happy family". Russian and Mongolian youth appear to follow different ideal models. For Mongolian youth, a happy family was a "large family" and "parental family". For Russian women, a happy family was one with few children, while for Russian men demonstrated opposite views. Therefore, in contrast to Mongolia, the family institution in Russia is developing modern ideas about a happy family life. Mongolian youth use their parents’ family as a model to follow, while Russian young people follow the role models promoted by the media. However, the romantic ideas about marriage were quite similar in both groups.
About the Authors
J. Oyunsuren
University of the Humanities
Mongolia
20, Sukhbaatar Sq., Ulaanbaatar, 14200
Mongolia
20, Sukhbaatar Sq., Ulaanbaatar, 14200
V. V. Yermolaev
Moscow Pedagogical State University
Russian Federation
1, Malaya Pirogovskaya St., Moscow, 119992
Russian Federation
1, Malaya Pirogovskaya St., Moscow, 119992
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Oyunsuren J., Yermolaev V.V. Happy Family Representation: a Cross-Cultural Analysis of Russian and Mongolian Youth. The Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. 2019;21(4):989-997. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2019-21-4-989-997
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