From time immemorial, the family was considered the most important "unit" of society. Children were born and brought up in families, folk traditions and customs were preserved. In families, children were taught a system of values, taught to respect elders, to work. Each child had before his eyes the example of his parents and involuntarily began to imitate them. Now the institution of the family is going through hard times for a number of reasons. What place is given to the family in today's Russian society?
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Step 1
Despite the fundamental changes that have taken place in the state and social life of Russia over the past decades, the most important function of the family is still the reproductive function. For elementary reproduction of the population, it is necessary that families have an average of 2-3 children. However, in the period that followed the collapse of the USSR (the so-called era of the "crazy 90s"), the birth rate fell sharply. The impoverishment of millions of Russians, the most acute economic problems, uncertainty about the future, the persistently introduced cult of money, profit at any cost - all this has led to the fact that family values and childbearing have faded into the background for many people. Only recently, thanks to a number of measures to stimulate the birth rate (in particular, payments of maternity capital for the 2nd, 3rd, etc. children), the population of Russia began to grow again.
Step 2
The second important function of the family is educational. Although the times when the word of parents was the law for children are long gone, the role of the father and mother in the formation of personality is still undeniable. The family in this regard cannot be fully replaced by any other structure, either state or public. However, due to a number of factors - a large number of single-parent families, the belittling of the role of a man, the over-employment of many parents, which is why they cannot devote enough time and attention to their children, etc., the educational function is often performed far from always and not in full. …
Step 3
The economic and economic function of the family includes the general management of the family budget, the household, and the organization of leisure. Mutual help of family members is very important here, accustoming children to feasible work from an early age, the formation of reasonable needs, tastes, and habits in them. Of course, for this, parents must behave in an appropriate way, that is, do not use obscene words in communication, be grateful.
Step 4
We must not forget about the restorative (recreational) function of the family. It is also very important. The family for each of its members should be the place where a benevolent, sensitive atmosphere will reign, where they will always help, listen, encourage, and give good advice. In such an environment, you can quickly get rid of psychological fatigue, feel confident in yourself, in your abilities and capabilities.
Step 5
Finally, the family also fulfills a patriotic function. It is in families that small citizens of Russia learn about their homeland, learn to love and appreciate it.
